Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 569cfdac652d4e0c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.9 KB
MD5: 86312d544d572a8248292a3a3d448c82 SHA-1: c0032c5873188af23b9a5fd1e13d31cf1bdaafaf SHA-256: 569cfdac652d4e0c9c796604deee1427020db3190dea107e3a88a5a21ac90636
158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which utilizes `eval()` and `unescape()` functions. This strongly suggests the execution of obfuscated code. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930' further confirms its malicious nature. The JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js
f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x667 697 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
969b9ce13b4f56365f9c8c9976eaaf7dbf1db155fcddaf93bda7a1df68a1a3e0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2810 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).