Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd1719db7a430c6d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB
MD5: 3e6afda113b1824f212364f83cc200b1 SHA-1: 34c26bce34983fca692fa5dcd5b0864aff1a4918 SHA-256: dd1719db7a430c6d20c455546bbc5b43d18cdbfe7738074dab8483c9cc0cc193
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, including calls to eval() and String.fromCharCode, which are indicative of obfuscation and dynamic code execution. ClamAV detected this file as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7312929-0, suggesting it acts as a dropper for other malware. The embedded JavaScript streams likely download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware distribution.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7312929-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7312929-0
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js
940a9574aea3f4224e90472ffc5f2c7d7c3120ffb99c80eddf0ffcc218734df7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x197 258 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj111612_001.js
2d841892fa425b429d7c6bb5763ab1380d97eb6a0304af781324173c45694611
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111612 at offset 0x268 3262 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).