Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0a61f775317bf92…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: edb5fe6bd1bb7ca6ae308ce708bf60e0 SHA-1: 5a19497cf100b6347f59a11ef9061869e9932f9a SHA-256: d0a61f775317bf924eefed99cca6adff03b5c2397c7f1ef7a16cad22c6350b51
208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript with eval() calls, indicating an attempt to execute obfuscated code. The presence of two large JavaScript streams suggests the primary function is to download and execute further malicious content. The obfuscation makes it difficult to determine the exact payload or persistence mechanisms.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
7dd3df5bcbefafb180b5a5614bf86cc2375ab25f86a78f5fabd74adfbff1d8e2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13452 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 20 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj0013_001.js
4377fd3d17cb9fc3d5e18254fae86310d99f12604e94e545c8963e23c7db9d47
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x359 14158 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 20 long base64-like blob(s).