MALICIOUS
104
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF document contains the EICAR test string and metadata indicating it's designed to prompt the user to save and launch the EICAR test file. Embedded JavaScript streams and PDF-specific filters are used to achieve this, aligning with a malicious intent to trigger anti-virus detection. The critical ClamAV detection of 'Eicar-Test-Signature' confirms the nature of the payload.
Heuristics 5
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ClamAV: Eicar-Test-Signature critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Eicar-Test-Signature
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ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEXHex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
Extracted artifacts 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0008_000.jsc79586b6ce33258a4a3246f592054a0720afaa39e08ec5d2fa6c2c1d19c42b91 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x4CA | 58 bytes |
javascript_obj0008_001.jsa99f0aad140b19a3f2f03812ca412c6d983fae48b9344738a95bf360fb8f644c |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x4CA | 56 bytes |
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