Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cb55d6dfc757d5ba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.1 KB Created: 2010-02-15 10:56:32
MD5: c391f939e6eab413fe7b72a043da1530 SHA-1: b7ddb6e1109c577da4857dcc203ffc1f677950b4 SHA-256: cb55d6dfc757d5ba43b54b67980ba164625ca71e7c99eea57535caf9c45ffa42
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is flagged by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL due to the use of eval(). The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate maliciousness, identifying it as a dropper. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the presence of eval() suggests it's designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7304299-0' is included as an IOC.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7304299-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7304299-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0023_000.js
20cb0f00a4cc9a92074db2683c20045ee4dff94a7acb687fde97286bc31460db
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 23 at offset 0x3654 97 bytes
stream_009_off00003845.js
dcf566fe813d071a857f4b210115f5abb60fa42cb9c51de04e8c7e70a1eaf0de
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3845 311 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).