Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2992cbf87d654fe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.6 KB
MD5: 59f0dfacfaeacd9b188a7e58d197bf73 SHA-1: 1bec5c843150c404c016f71b3b67ff4b6a7537ad SHA-256: f2992cbf87d654fe24eef9ceeb0dff7f562559adaabfcfede4744c11d22d913e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, including a large comment-padded eval stager, which is a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The presence of `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode` strongly suggests the script is designed to decode and execute an exploit. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' further confirms its malicious nature. The script's primary function appears to be the execution of an exploit, likely leading to the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Large comment-padded JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL
    PDF JavaScript contains a very large stream padded with long random-looking block comments around String.fromCharCode and eval. This is an exploit-kit obfuscation shape used to bury a decoder and recovered stage inside noise, not normal PDF form automation.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
fe33eb1fb369a6a7be2043c42b08109bf1e7dd9c46320467fd0010c640616ea9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 626234 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 42 long base64-like blob(s).