PDF malware analysis — malicious · 43c766aef3d0dfbb

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.7 KB

MD5: 73d81dd643348b9db43db589a87f6802 SHA-1: 7223b79b2f05ca6bc2ab4550f03261e4fe9ba366 SHA-256: 43c766aef3d0dfbb0c24272d7c1002353a491324c601a9ace23e7332deca93fc

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities and delivering malware. Heuristics indicate the use of eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscated code execution. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' strongly suggests a known exploit is present. The embedded JavaScript stream, although large and potentially obfuscated, is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely leading to the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
Large comment-padded JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL

PDF JavaScript contains a very large stream padded with long random-looking block comments around String.fromCharCode and eval. This is an exploit-kit obfuscation shape used to bury a decoder and recovered stage inside noise, not normal PDF form automation.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `3cbd99e34e863d0871f7608a36ab344382d64dfbfe1002a4b923b23f982f8b31`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	627827 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 42 long base64-like blob(s).

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