Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 234b083ed974e400…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.9 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: c295cfe949ab97a8305ac2682fc5f08c SHA-1: ffa924a7281dcb456e0329e8abaf8f6f8167e4f0 SHA-256: 234b083ed974e40010d0cc7d102f0a4f40a5952fe7ddc752017336ea513c7e2b
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes an eval() call, a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118' strongly indicates a known exploit. The JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious intent of the document.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
19ef6ee93377f135ef44ce5cd91aaf66139e182fcefd61b283b58c6c196f8b52
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13650 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).