Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 897808d898d8b5b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.7 KB
MD5: bd8950ec1ce8db385acb38d600c67c79 SHA-1: 60845ab5bb0c073054c59f364bfddf86760ee751 SHA-256: 897808d898d8b5b6590ae9f6f703f222d1d265c08df50415738ed5bc1ed25218
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, with heuristics indicating the use of eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscated code execution. A critical ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' strongly indicates a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript stream is large and contains obfuscation indicators, pointing towards a stager designed to download and execute a further payload. The exact nature of the payload is not discernible from the provided evidence, but the overall pattern is consistent with exploit-based PDF malware.

Heuristics 7

  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
7a6b1bc3fe940c71aca5439f66ae271be29a25cbcbb13430b24cc9eb09b3540c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 626003 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).