Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 455f5f266eb175e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 8eb833674b718ef27e572d2f043d4e16 SHA-1: 283b535dbc1b4daf41456c9eb1fe0413493de144 SHA-256: 455f5f266eb175e34dee1716d55c80bd79148cc383fd2fc2da1a84f21a48318c
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0022_000.js artifact. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' strongly suggests this JavaScript is malicious, likely exploiting a PDF vulnerability to download and execute a second-stage payload. However, the exact nature of the exploit and payload cannot be determined from the provided evidence.

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