Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 914ccaea5aa40920…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 9cef21b7649e88b47434101f731420dc SHA-1: fa090433168f63b51b220135a5df38698e880828 SHA-256: 914ccaea5aa409208f7c0d5678fe9211460392b6e6eb0e76d8e9b09d44bc8346
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms it as malicious, specifically 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066'. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code. The exact nature of the JavaScript's payload is not fully discernible from the provided evidence, but its presence and the ClamAV signature strongly suggest a malicious exploit.

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