PDF malware analysis — malicious · c8c00d1405be3ea0

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 4e7947f80ee73e4e938cf57a824f1e72 SHA-1: 248071e811be848a92f220b91818803216157a73 SHA-256: c8c00d1405be3ea062a545cfa2dfd75f76977394f46dc1c87139b59ff444f3c1

118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple obfuscation techniques, including string concatenation and eval() calls. Heuristics indicate a PDF JavaScript action and an eval() call, strongly suggesting the execution of malicious code. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118' confirms its malicious nature. The script's primary function appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common tactic for malware delivery.

Heuristics 5

ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_000.js` `810ac1b86bfd49022094e12bddd883976730916b126af4bcd8c0849d43ffacb4`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336	13422 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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