Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 82dfd36cde4b7cca…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

37.8 KB Created: 2010-04-11 20:48:40 +04:00 Authoring application: TCPDF (via TCPDF 4.8.032 (http://www.tcpdf.org))
MD5: 03a8fcf96375ab76556aa8d2a2359aa3 SHA-1: 19839b586c91b24b279b9228e6f3a49f0efc8d00 SHA-256: 82dfd36cde4b7cca06da7d6982b6879215ee5cd2ebb6bc216f0e98f4acbc4adf
84 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22610' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading and running a second-stage payload, which is a common attack vector for PDF exploits.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22610 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22610
  • 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.
  • Optional Content Group with action trigger low PDF_OPTIONAL_CONTENT
    Optional Content Group (layer) co-occurs with an action trigger — content can be selectively hidden from viewers or scanners while the action still fires on open

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0010_000.js
1df22d27eff2241fb1022d376acc120bdc672da3f1efc2ee456e40125a9b0a36
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x8CD6 1346 bytes