PDF malware analysis — malicious · 7658e998aa5b37e7

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.6 KB

MD5: e82c7d5a0596df33a2c014c058e4eb90 SHA-1: 7fca4cdb186438a6bcd28212c07a121f45433860 SHA-256: 7658e998aa5b37e7a4753bff98f04e727be2bfb0593083aa5a3d43e19afb4667

256 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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 `String.fromCharCode()`, indicating an exploit attempt. The critical heuristic `PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER` and the ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial compromise.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 8

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.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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `f81739bb0bf75d8d283eb1a68178a5c698d7349b2129045e576cc0f6364f5b35`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	626803 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).
`stream_001_off0001d6ce.bin` `9c5221d7e7f375cc5bbc33519bc8957696684f7377ad447059bea760de56f690`	decompressed-pdf-stream	PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1D6CE	300 bytes

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