Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3bed9e2b0bff2e28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.8 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 714085e584d281b9c3511b4854050ba4 SHA-1: c203cecef8bef92ce315850aab0362920c38ed15 SHA-256: 3bed9e2b0bff2e28dfe29ff2232be70ed386ea0007dfc299c2adc4b0114b0fee
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. ClamAV detections confirm this is a known PDF exploit (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587). The embedded URLs are likely used for command and control or to download additional malicious content. The script's intent is to execute arbitrary code, which is a common technique for delivering further malware.

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
52376dd135b01aebebbd36fd9ec08a53b4c9319666ffde3ae6398c0a973c79c1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7 5712 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).