Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c6617c21ea3ef51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.7 KB
MD5: 1469a9c9c13e798333c479170f40810b SHA-1: 175ec32e8b5a25a3a104d5c22ed12ea732918373 SHA-256: 4c6617c21ea3ef515030eebb76f83b3c9f8a4c79d5aea6dddacad0fe007acc53
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. The presence of a 'Large comment-padded JavaScript eval stager' heuristic firing and ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' strongly suggests this is an exploit document. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', is the primary artifact, likely serving as a downloader for further malicious activity.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
27a46f57e76627da153b4ce7bb1b0801fbc6d7f9c88461301cf0a4f81be2cdb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 425115 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).