PDF malware analysis — malicious · 5343e71569d47d88

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.6 KB

MD5: cfbf03b22700bb1663d27453455f3140 SHA-1: f42aef3c3028919015b0ae6b87ed12df553550a7 SHA-256: 5343e71569d47d88107aa20aa7bec17ff908b19180b844896d619405478c707d

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode()` functions, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. Heuristics indicate this JavaScript is a stager designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. ClamAV detection confirms the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086'. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting a PDF vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.

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` `8607be99600cebdb8337666c4cb95b68ce183031bd08c790b19be8a5469ef83d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	627015 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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