Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b774b7b32a0cb73…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 8035efec3881eb0fc94f0c27c265703c SHA-1: b4839dd115f2427ecfe535d625bc899b903a450c SHA-256: 5b774b7b32a0cb732403c9ae50f76b8533f78747cdf71b8754f212a31e546327
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a large JavaScript stream. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving exploitation of a client vulnerability to execute code. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for this execution, suggesting it's used to download and run a further stage.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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