Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d6ca9ef4b32d64a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: 2010-03-16 10:12:56 Authoring application: mWfmdhfugsEzhl (via SsTZuFzmBiURwq)
MD5: 56817e837982dd833a112e1b0c9ca0c8 SHA-1: 43022626e6c8ec1114256db212872a24a70963f2 SHA-256: 1d6ca9ef4b32d64aa2d14254ae823c665fd4ce239a1005f3512da0387b7ad19d
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is the likely mechanism for delivering a malicious payload, consistent with common PDF-based attack vectors. The document body text appears to be largely noise, offering no specific lure.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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
b3bc6d813f7485f8fdd5ad95a25b47d11254115c071352962112478a0083550a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x30F 8284 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).