Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7dc57c6144f67a0a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 9c97da86d9c81fa989e0778d21485598 SHA-1: 94c006fd71a56ac59492570f1baf2d8b3931c380 SHA-256: 7dc57c6144f67a0a68c31a937ed68fc167d9492d8dc290b60ca09efd9a6ef3ee
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript with multiple eval() calls, indicating obfuscated code execution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely an exploit targeting PDF viewers. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated, but the presence of eval() and the ML score point to a downloader or exploit execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
3738a48cfabc5f12ea942faf5d12841772fd7513e4275bbc19d4157c1d977924
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13519 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long base64-like blob(s).