Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 527fc3cd682b5e16…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

14.5 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 3c235cf7fba6d92b94cc2b3104030541 SHA-1: f4e60b04a86ef1cf44deaaefaa85e61783837459 SHA-256: 527fc3cd682b5e16a41430167d8d30d7b441afafe935063a0db7eb2dbe5b9df6
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is detected as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118) and contains embedded JavaScript with eval() calls, indicating an attempt to execute obfuscated code. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the heuristic firings for PDF JavaScript actions and eval() usage. The presence of a large encoded blob and script obfuscation indicators further supports this. No specific malware family could be confidently identified.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
f3d09443b58cf02a6857d37975593ccac66d22fb881b1484ad83297d711d6958
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13314 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 33 long base64-like blob(s).