Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5386d951c92deec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 1af31f75ad6a5abba7b46aeb841ec0b8 SHA-1: d50ed11d7180cedef0838117efba7d7eab89b1eb SHA-256: d5386d951c92deec1c5ce07339879814951347a00b01bce1011eee0d0efc31cb
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple obfuscation techniques, including string concatenation and the use of eval(). Heuristics indicate PDF JavaScript actions and eval() calls, with ClamAV detecting it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118. The script's complexity and the presence of eval() suggest it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36118
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
5d77b747c14c19dd426962763e34dbade6860d8f8c3ce86641c0b7a7666d520e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x336 13316 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 15 long base64-like blob(s).