Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 feb3dabf63f867cb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.5 KB
MD5: 778ced0f90009c8a26e08a82fed0f1bc SHA-1: ec8b12abb12d3c9106e4cd58249910df2975c52c SHA-256: feb3dabf63f867cbc124d7a01ab9db82c7ce72eed4ab02465c8898af46602ea6
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. High-severity heuristics like PDF_EVAL and PDF_JS_LARGE_COMMENT_PADDED_EVAL suggest the JavaScript is obfuscated and likely acts as a stager. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086' further confirms its malicious nature. The primary function appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

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
a27aa194983395f6f1b5f9b17422ae11ac1d5de833bf5ddfd14b70b25bf36a9c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 626235 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).