Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 92961787f5874ced…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: ff09586c4d2013940d887d5e1770b428 SHA-1: 363106056e201f640f68c360a04582ba410ba93f SHA-256: 92961787f5874ced8767177a3ae428f28f0fe27a645c0992c33636d0b1ea3451
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The script utilizes eval() to execute obfuscated code, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The reconstructed string 'eval(tts dff[jio ol])' points to the execution of arbitrary code.

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
ae873b0d06aa7318f8294c2714eb5b750c4acb20475bc9030308255f40cce9a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13214 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).