Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 341cf489904e76a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

145.9 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: c7e0dea82570bd98d5a6e426b0a76457 SHA-1: ea5ddc20cd3bc86fbb6a7443535f4ade7719bfb3 SHA-256: 341cf489904e76a3eaecb256fcc27c02980a9e950d9a22007d96c7d5824c934a
206 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF file flagged by multiple heuristics and ClamAV as a known exploit. It contains embedded JavaScript with an eval() call, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the presence of eval() and the exploit cluster firing strongly suggest it's designed to trigger a vulnerability within the PDF reader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.