Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f915befcd811009b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3937-01-01 Authoring application: 3081
MD5: 4b67195563daaf8b612facd7e11dcbcd SHA-1: 782eff9b01d4464097ec2ef9842c9ee578c5f3ef SHA-256: f915befcd811009b595e6b8719953e468b75f805b497a90b7b4cba36d44c5a4c
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it's an exploit. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0013_001.js, likely contains obfuscated code designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader, potentially leading to further malicious activity. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

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
4ac7b029c5e1829312c8c1e4a5f1227804dd3560f1449b1ef8ff3ac281c124c0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4773 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).