Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 888e72d1e99f188a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.6 KB Created: 2010-06-21 11:06:57 Authoring application: Mejo jowazlo (via d7788Ritpaqipaaqena)
MD5: 911d2b98b29cf53daa2ca956e6a456e1 SHA-1: 5efe52f98e1e0712a1887907e00dd153a62fba6a SHA-256: 888e72d1e99f188a11f6a4e3c1f82db738974ebc0e1a459219dee299955c39fd
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30083' strongly suggests this JavaScript is malicious and exploits a known vulnerability. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0015_000.js' is likely the malicious script responsible for further actions, such as downloading and executing a secondary payload. The obfuscation indicators further support this. The file's creation date and authoring application do not provide specific attribution.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30083 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-30083
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0015_000.js
71e88f83ad920db616ca791f93cb4f95f530cbe5b463455d2f46520750798017
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x172C 3018 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).