Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9293aad9f22b6da8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 371cf651077b1a62c5e7399929139b14 SHA-1: a34572f93f562d62e091ce3fbb68feea14da363d SHA-256: 9293aad9f22b6da8a6430debf5da0e50dcdcf71eb99cc05efce05911f03858ba
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The critical ClamAV heuristic indicates the file is malicious, specifically identified as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066'. The presence of PDF JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests an exploit is being leveraged. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although its exact function is obscured by obfuscation.

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