Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a2844d318ef2c07…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 4f041dd07041b4aef4c3a2f031569f51 SHA-1: 29f798991228334a798eca2913d621047b8cabb0 SHA-256: 4a2844d318ef2c07439551f02b7853fc8855212ef766d86e1224c7f9c025d44a
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV, specifically 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066'. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests that the document is designed to execute malicious code upon opening, likely to download and run a secondary payload.

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