Pdf.Dropper.Agent — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa93b3a42f267bb3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.2 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 41eb6b33d75924ad205e544756cb95ee SHA-1: 4e0d398d80f3647a99627ba930c5cfc5290d17b0 SHA-256: fa93b3a42f267bb3896de8a6521beaa4aba61f5e5bd88ed1ea366440c8e772a3
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with multiple eval() calls, indicating obfuscation and dynamic code execution. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-1829119' strongly suggests this is a dropper. The JavaScript likely attempts to download and execute a secondary payload, which is a common dropper behavior. The document body contains concatenated strings that, when evaluated, likely form part of the obfuscated JavaScript.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-1829119 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-1829119
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
6c7b288ff137e4ccc59bc7271e10d0aab73f24e15e52c82872c0c074f6272523
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D6 5702 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).