Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4f92a4ef183c13a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.4 KB Created: 2009-06-16 06:15:20 Authoring application: JfWxoDfzpxxCUa (via vttxfzXKtpjlKn)
MD5: e44badffcebeabd4fcc805bd048d223d SHA-1: 3ba46f1c86a2348945a275669c60bd290e22c4e8 SHA-256: b4f92a4ef183c13aac2af3ced4976008b3071a4beda981c85c0cac9e3637152c
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an embedded JS stream. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically targeting PDF exploits. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully detailed here, is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely leading to the download and execution of a secondary payload, consistent with the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' ClamAV signature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
6524f850b8332be77bad89ee658e56efebafc5514e7ebed57b9e2340e7cf8add
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x4E7 11648 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 52 long base64-like blob(s).