Pdf.Dropper.Agent — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8e8a90d2ba1badd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.5 KB
MD5: a3fad18bfdb0e29ea014c1d31210efe6 SHA-1: 05cc84173cbfb68b505b5004df391b5e6baa8e6b SHA-256: a8e8a90d2ba1badde9085942e562e47c13846a3f2831886bc32b9f399d6e8676
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent · confidence 95%

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics, including a high-severity unescape() call. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate maliciousness, identifying it as Pdf.Dropper.Agent. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common dropper behavior.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5342611-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5342611-0
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
0f8abc6f3dfe2d909a4a310fd4a1f4e5c33e1408b50e7a9f22248e6e29098d19
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1CA 1221 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).