Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 93abb1d6c51e8707…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.7 KB
MD5: b29c8e7199eb1e3bea9a362a76b6544f SHA-1: cf6a2343f0452f17e359faebf08a2735352f4c45 SHA-256: 93abb1d6c51e870746a7d4602ca6e47e266d74826e143eea121b9ff04a74eab6
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. Heuristics like 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_EVAL' strongly suggest the execution of arbitrary code. The 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' rule 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' confirms its malicious nature. The primary attack pattern involves exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to run this script, which is likely a stager for downloading further 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
a4bfb5555c428646ed18b82c1513bcd12b7b49d1e564bae7869feeb7af2a6ba6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 426058 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).