Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a51799699cfed484…

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.5 KB
MD5: c7c4a83bf87bff51be1cd729b4fc7a21 SHA-1: ef0224f61175171e932b092c9061a65c45636333 SHA-256: a51799699cfed4842c95ee09717513530e9ee0835e3142d299940d4c3a312edc
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple obfuscation techniques, including `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode()`, and a large comment-padded eval stager. ClamAV detected this as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086', indicating a known exploit. The primary function of the JavaScript appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common tactic for malware delivery.

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
2241742d6d64037c73e8a2186b989e3654ae7d60c3039cf375375da2e539d4ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 626662 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).