PDF malware analysis — malicious · 14d289dbdc3017bf

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.7 KB

MD5: af7f3c1dce52d554959d83670ccefa37 SHA-1: 5ed746782c7a3486fbcf69f079725aa67f9fdab3 SHA-256: 14d289dbdc3017bf9a16334fe46f37ffd4ede661833fa2f88f5a4a89bf8ae88d

256 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF sample contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode(), indicating an attempt to exploit a vulnerability and execute arbitrary code. The presence of PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER and ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS heuristics, along with ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086, strongly suggests malicious intent. The JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial compromise.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 8

PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER

PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
Large comment-padded JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL

PDF JavaScript contains a very large stream padded with long random-looking block comments around String.fromCharCode and eval. This is an exploit-kit obfuscation shape used to bury a decoder and recovered stage inside noise, not normal PDF form automation.
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `1ff6b3f0dce84f91c482141c16964507f6490c54575f23bb76cff354a299caed`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	626743 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 42 long base64-like blob(s).

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