Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8141cff916bf2a49…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.8 KB Created: 2006-02-01 14:14:12 Authoring application: Wegoptyr (via HghTc6Fs)
MD5: b6787b0d62c3d8bc6a544d99b6e09189 SHA-1: e7d3cbc998370a4fe8ceaedffc685fac645c8855 SHA-256: 8141cff916bf2a491b5443134257f35c3322a9ed658313da5ff5f7df541790a3
208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes an eval() call, a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277391-0' and the ML classifier output strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, characteristic of a dropper malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • 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-7277391-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277391-0
  • 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
85a87ed5a37b485d49f23a2438bf33f2d0eb51cf87b492676d2b7b06ec0459ce
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 25330 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
9ee31e0b6c5daabaec39851864a17fc08728902a9c9d173414104ec54bbe692c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 25058 bytes