Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5db7bd0b2fa32d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1537-01-01 Authoring application: 1618
MD5: 0acd13989b5fe7e20ad5ae74445c7edd SHA-1: 408d829e5cebc5342ec25a6c31bb617eca17ddd9 SHA-256: f5db7bd0b2fa32d7995fdff7a294e7fa53f7806106ab86855ec7a67b2bba7aee
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' and its associated heuristics like 'Hex escape obfuscation' and 'Script obfuscation indicators' point to the script being responsible for the malicious activity, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body appears to be malformed or encrypted, providing no direct clues to the lure.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
92b30bdec8e57491675cba8f6515a6a883eeddda326318cb8522416ac5386bfe
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4780 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).