Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c436eafc77eabf6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: ad4a05111b26ec45dd133906b4ada2ea SHA-1: 950bdcfd8d03ff4fba8f453b987edfb7dbf7507f SHA-256: 1c436eafc77eabf6ef5f50ae340fa09e0cb9538662bc3f869fb76f9dcfc39477
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' strongly suggests this is a malicious PDF exploiting a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the exploit, though its specific actions could not be determined due to obfuscation or truncation. The file's authoring application and metadata do not provide further clues.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0022_000.js
22e7b9b95199cc294a88baec03e968aa698abb89fdbf202e98b946c7b2639771
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x30AF 971255 bytes