Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212095-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a6019eed19f4231…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2009-09-25 19:47:57 Authoring application: PDF Library 9.2.10 (via PDF Library 1.5.5)
MD5: 966a7d6dbe95f05ff3b71d10cf9bd1e0 SHA-1: 19f739cf323a95e73d42b4e8792d5fd6f2f57242 SHA-256: 4a6019eed19f4231fee8467fa0d8bc48c0d48f05b2cd5e4334d8b3b621a5f927
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212095-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode() functions, indicative of exploit code. The JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212095-0' ClamAV detection and the ML classifier's high confidence. The primary IOC is the embedded JavaScript file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 8

  • 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.Dropper.Agent-7212095-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212095-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
7f94e886b884c0fe83abf86ca4373f7bbce95d7e4d248c3f2466d3798a22ede4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268 171135 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).