Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 26266651e488517a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.9 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 52fd97c56d6e57b3fb32b2420fb7e295 SHA-1: d8322299a80c474e3d08271b0ff5614d5bbd167b SHA-256: 26266651e488517ab770b0928ea314bed3bbc26bd2ac6b1dfb23ff275713118a
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple eval() calls, indicating obfuscated code execution. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587' and the presence of embedded URLs suggest this is a malicious document designed to exploit vulnerabilities and potentially download further malware. The script's obfuscated nature prevents a precise determination of its final payload, but the overall pattern points to a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://phpnet.us/byet300x250.php
    • http://ad.foxnetworks.com/st?ad_type=pop&ad_size=0x0&section=204717&banned_pop_types=28&pop_times=5&pop_frequency=86400

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
e4b9b59753e6213b4a19cb211f9dc1181bd10a572cb017db3bfb4bc51ddc8a51
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D9 5798 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).