PDF malware analysis — malicious · 9ed085154563de78

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.7 KB

MD5: 0e7e494baf15a4b9fd5c881110babd89 SHA-1: 04e004417778980d60809b7a2943ed26d1154c21 SHA-256: 9ed085154563de78ee27b7046ebed6483a4c8147d15c5b55a478f5bb504db963

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_EVAL'. The 'PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL' heuristic specifically points to a stager. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0006_000.js' is the primary artifact. While the exact payload is not clear from static analysis alone, the presence of eval() and fromCharCode suggests code obfuscation and execution, typical of a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' further confirms its malicious nature.

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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `d0c61b5d7b628d8f5e6e9e4b3368bba17637591a8018b0e07a50e531315f223e`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	424541 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).

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