Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fc4b0883f1f94b5e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.6 KB Created: 2009-06-06 12:08:27 Authoring application: gqHxHKUlymTTreW (via cknVaxdHWewEalmCy)
MD5: 614d5497de38c93091612b4e35fc18bd SHA-1: 4020e23434a13e604c5d6b157c9c3ae4b8093340 SHA-256: fc4b0883f1f94b5e9d9038c92c647ef8210abbcb13566a3ff62e46b34c8063ab
86 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' strongly suggests a known PDF exploit. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for initial access. The document body text appears to be obfuscated or nonsensical, providing no direct clues about the lure.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
70f3b0298c2ab388fdc7d0a0be9352599fd1cbdacb3fa39a77044f0915bb6e12
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x39E 7131 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).