Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 af86a3427f470eac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2009-05-01 21:21:45 Authoring application: tvEeSFCPx (via NeTSnrx)
MD5: 2291052dda7584c10ab42554d0b672c3 SHA-1: 6b7e7a39a53de0dfe794a643715c6a888bdef85c SHA-256: af86a3427f470eacef7bbb03cec4c3590602e7d18fc347c8275a7c057215d5d5
190 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams that utilize `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicating obfuscated code execution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the use of obfuscation techniques point towards a dropper functionality, likely designed to download and execute further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7293378-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7293378-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
227cf1af21a711be49571db0eb91a23e634602dc1d8bcb34a7653677786eed3c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 35126 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
d4b9c39e8d8dfac4fc1183c8109b49e5c270a593b0f4843bba066cf33e5056f1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 35039 bytes