Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7263792-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5bdce4f678a86abd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB
MD5: 5e0940d49a0b5022f75dd6a4cc5dc44f SHA-1: 95792c21add231682b4fb793720eb36c6e9ae60a SHA-256: 5bdce4f678a86abde0a5f68382a4016244ce9a9441970372390f1f1ff090983e
266 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7263792-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes eval() and unescape() functions, indicating an attempt to exploit a known PDF vulnerability for client execution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7263792-0'. The ML classifier and heuristic firings strongly support a malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 7

  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7263792-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7263792-0
  • 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)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0009_000.js
c3cab3163247917791b5fcbf042a765248e8e2551edf46379d9eb889fb237857
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xEF 9058 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 20 long hex-escaped blob(s).