Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77a11445bc8c4ec2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

30.4 KB Created: 2009-05-01 21:21:45 Authoring application: ghjkSFghjkCPx (via afdsdgf)
MD5: 4077d3264439c9ce454643f5bff5da52 SHA-1: 569da2d081c1834661743bf540e4490f9f300b25 SHA-256: 77a11445bc8c4ec285860bff79b141b72231f5ee77ee857001cec31c1be07ddd
268 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is heavily obfuscated and utilizes eval() calls, indicating malicious intent. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587' and the ML classifier's high confidence score further support its malicious nature. The JavaScript's complexity suggests it is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities.

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.Exploit.Agent-35587 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
5dd3e10af0d63fb43fefca4fcc690c5fbd07defab5bf07784ceb506e3c6e6d67
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C 29861 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
5f2c72c7b261406c7f1cdb2740a4a47614ce5593acccd3da6a0a382bbc94ec8b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C 28868 bytes