PDF malware analysis — malicious · 1acd690e0114e4ae

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.5 KB

MD5: 9191ff6ef7be81a125913ab33f1b6610 SHA-1: ee3c84d37646c65e78630ac7b04e2594500783d4 SHA-256: 1acd690e0114e4aec8a581e8015a27160259864b16e77ec7d005f0666b6cc801

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script: JavaScript Execution T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, including a large comment-padded eval stager, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. The presence of `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode` further supports this. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' confirms its malicious nature, likely involving an exploit. The obfuscated nature of the JavaScript and the lack of readable document body text prevent a more specific determination of the payload's intent.

Heuristics 7

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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `8c49eaea10ac7e8072acb296a0edf09754b74f42060d077a1832f6d2a8b35781`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	626837 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).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `2fc1ebbe099baf0ae9862b309e8ce1f7b44a52a074766910c5d543d2bda8fb24`	deobfuscated-js	double percent-decoded annotation JavaScript at offset 0x143	262144 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 648 long base64-like blob(s).

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