Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d35782684cc89402…

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: d86f2c15266fdc3ce0c3963882f84ade SHA-1: b54b8109339dee003186286c98af8ae40fcfb0f8 SHA-256: d35782684cc89402a68f67de43ea16f1bfa96d4fb343348664e7c06c365e9c8e
208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple obfuscation techniques, including string concatenation and the use of eval(). Heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and eval() calls, strongly suggesting malicious code execution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature. The script appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the eval() call and the structure of the obfuscated code.

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
68db737c00238c8d12fab7b2cf99b414024a11ae529565394719b50982461550
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13453 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj0013_001.js
8b06880bdf2fa270848c0592433784d70c572416f33486008b9166c6c8e16dba
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x359 14159 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).