Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d3ad46b54bf500c9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.9 KB
MD5: feae1614cefc5373935be585f34f88f5 SHA-1: 1d84d6e70ca13af1c2c41e239dc27d709a41382b SHA-256: d3ad46b54bf500c965faabe1e860f52afbd2059f019798b7f0999be8423c946d
86 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF and JavaScript. ClamAV detection identifies it as 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308166-0', suggesting it's a dropper. The embedded JavaScript, although large and potentially obfuscated, is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0009_000.js' is likely responsible for the download and execution of further malware.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308166-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308166-0
  • 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_obj0009_000.js
2932d124d22744ab797047402553b4ac1cc57cf3c45e5ee7871638c76e25b255
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xD6 20097 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).