Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ee7ae28b8b15c31…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

1.9 KB
MD5: 55a1a89277b6118c5a02998497718fca SHA-1: 0d2292822b0b07389b5ebf90867aa296192e3bbf SHA-256: 9ee7ae28b8b15c31ea298a6d01c1774cd056e94ffaf86bd2fc6e8cfbb8a49c26
158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript streams, including one that uses eval() and unescape() for obfuscation. This indicates the script is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely downloading and running a second-stage payload. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the PDF exploit signature strongly suggest a malicious intent.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj111611_000.js
f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x666 697 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
d7d38662d1f62466012e2fb77b81da1e2feb061ea99a36579eddc29624f8c8a5
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2810 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).