Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7239212-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 22ff49c46f9ce37e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 85a62b7b1abceb92652852f216a64f30 SHA-1: d348801eef2c1c1f152461e5111a117aba658017 SHA-256: 22ff49c46f9ce37ee1db82b6085557d839f8a9dfd87e92c9d87eddb94bfc4778
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7239212-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript with eval() calls and String.fromCharCode, indicating obfuscated code execution. ClamAV identified this as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7239212-0. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7239212-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7239212-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
c10a770d76d8941972a8fc016022108e9cb769997f1c70cadd6c9a8fd5194a1d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2 12708 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).