Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d39b9e7f914c9b83…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.6 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 35444927cd3bcfe85658008b87b12490 SHA-1: 9e3fd9fea6bdfd678b07d6f6f753bd5af81c4acb SHA-256: d39b9e7f914c9b831bed35341c7bd04021bbd5ea85e516fd80600f7d7db17e9b
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of PDF_LAUNCH and PDF_EVAL (with eval() calls) strongly suggests that the JavaScript is designed to execute arbitrary code. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541' further confirms its malicious nature. The script likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541
  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0027_000.js
48d7dbb50daa9e1e07bc686413644a1cd2c12b87a0a053af0c83bbc7b48282c7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x21C1 15649 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).