Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2fca24c260698759…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 314571d3690fb2ed0b09ddaef608fb35 SHA-1: f8a81ba79746cfb28bb6a72f765fbe56120fd778 SHA-256: 2fca24c26069875944e59449c47d6ecec80134d9604f0a07774b17b1f679c4c8
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to achieve code execution, which is a common technique for delivering further malicious payloads.

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