PDF malware analysis — malicious · ab1a56cb2e2a8208

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.4 KB

MD5: 4e9c85c364840ac4a27f0c7f5903a72a SHA-1: eba6e3f89408eb3b4ad954b1a0e4496b78a726a6 SHA-256: ab1a56cb2e2a8208a6a8915a9bd12d6782b6b7e9a3f90c581d14483f67c2d965

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode(), indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. High-confidence heuristics like 'PDF_EVAL' and 'PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL' strongly suggest the execution of a stager. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' further confirms its malicious nature. The primary function appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, though the exact URL or payload is not directly extractable from the provided evidence.

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` `1eb254e0455833d957e63bf3682ff0e142e384ca6036e0da977d3720f66701c6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	626086 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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