Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f263a3182307ce6d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.1 KB
MD5: 526c509cf2364ecaa8bfedc64a63d2dc SHA-1: 3477e9667a10efcca41d626b88ec15e3fcda28d8 SHA-256: f263a3182307ce6d2915167108a0760f933172c5d4e4c30eb232a78ced377568
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_UNESCAPE heuristic suggests obfuscation, and ClamAV detected the file as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7323110-0. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common dropper behavior.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7323110-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7323110-0
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
  • 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_obj0006_000.js
f4f0b0ae97feb71cac4860510a2dc402f5fe8abee22edded60b7d42d9e1a4070
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1BA 1894 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).