Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1cf3982416004bb3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.9 KB
MD5: c046c498781baaa0ba457e06942d74ca SHA-1: ab8fc8c7fbc947b892a1f36824eaca774593ec1d SHA-256: 1cf3982416004bb31840cfa885ca5bdde5df100115b65f0d5d8723bea008f254
188 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is flagged by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, PDF_EVAL, and PDF_UNESCAPE. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, as suggested by the 'eval()' and 'unescape()' calls within the decoded stream. The specific ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930' is included as a primary IOC.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js
f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x669 697 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
ef53339de55cb6a882bd62cd255e6c39339f68d06dad3354c1024e14d6bae3b5
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2822 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).