Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 587824c07f5b1a59…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB Created: 2010-07-07 07:53:55 Authoring application: eglaazhfNxZToheMem (via UduCwCDtlRDZB)
MD5: b549eea6f1bedb75e62f4e65e236ffa3 SHA-1: a925aa5ce22486c5842715fbdc7206b6e04bcfd0 SHA-256: 587824c07f5b1a592e8e3bdc06212c1aff048af5252efc1d6ed24aa84a4b7e59
116 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically targeting a PDF exploit (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572). The embedded JavaScript, named javascript_obj0007_000.js, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
f242163fcc3658dc43eb20c64d8497a794632ce4a1aa4f8fc9d2eb8ab9f7020e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x55D 10246 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).