Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7aa23735af5e0b90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 525057c6444e0683434504c18c777358 SHA-1: c5f820951e450f89c10535d7731eb7697e8cf9ba SHA-256: 7aa23735af5e0b90293c6eb0d6d9acf079cd3d9e787ab05caab29f95da30b293
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The critical ClamAV heuristic 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' indicates a known PDF exploit. Low-severity heuristics confirm the presence of embedded JavaScript within the PDF. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream suggest that the file is designed to execute malicious code upon opening. The exact nature of the JavaScript payload is not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the exploit is the primary indicator of malicious intent.

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