PDF malware analysis — malicious · a3003bb646724d4e

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.2 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 88aad0a6955144834744f3c35eaa71b1 SHA-1: bf5bf91aec081b058325dc4011562d2d3dc1e67c SHA-256: a3003bb646724d4ef64533aa8db2a77fe4f50a27e580dee3e897834be3af3acb

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple eval() calls, indicating obfuscation and dynamic code execution. ClamAV detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is heavily obfuscated, but the presence of eval() and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 6

ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `784a253a74772e4fc3375736015c3437a500cd2d7ae9c93aec8734bc5eb991b3`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	5758 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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