Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc777b9c2dbe6d80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.6 KB Created: 2006-02-01 14:14:12 Authoring application: Wegoptyr (via HghTc6Fs)
MD5: 64f258918c1122b89468bb0ffbaff02d SHA-1: d6bb19f1ab9a30dd1635f8bc69b213c2293dce92 SHA-256: dc777b9c2dbe6d80bab3c56341d756f38a59c0286331ff29cb7e12a80c989f63
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, with one stream exhibiting an eval() call indicative of obfuscated code execution. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30052' strongly suggests a known PDF exploit. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the malicious verdict.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30052 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30052
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
c4c025ebeb38e217a3727e7ef8b61bc8a0bb524d0db55ddd8773660fc70468e2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 25129 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
b725cf0f7ff9ee81bff24b850d378eb9e391841de63d6aef346d1d6fce1ce566
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 24886 bytes