Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 987c5469b08e2441…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: 59b55aa02693285ce9db9e8fea29d362 SHA-1: 9c71f39a5d698ad7d9c37d44cdb80d1f5b49b682 SHA-256: 987c5469b08e2441ffb979beccac6685230047af101462be680de97e3957d637
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though 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