Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52e6d9c45405ed73…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.0 KB
MD5: 5a9fe08f591d1dc829a178649a768a12 SHA-1: c820b44f7ce3aab7af33a00acc86139279c66df4 SHA-256: 52e6d9c45405ed73712f91a6f7f27d16b6af68a3123bcd273c7556ea88c34a26
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212727-0' strongly suggests malicious intent. The presence of JavaScript, particularly with an unescape() call, points to obfuscation and likely the execution of a secondary payload. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0009_000.js' further supports this. The overall pattern is consistent with a malicious dropper.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212727-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212727-0
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0009_000.js
b664dd21a07956b536e86abe7ec2685f610e3af5783c1dc81a55fe5f197a3a24
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xD6 5791 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 7 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).