Malicious PDF / .1 — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7e0eec59d85284a…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .1

36.5 KB Created: 2010-02-25 11:31:40 +03:00 Authoring application: TCPDF (via TCPDF 4.8.032 (http://www.tcpdf.org))
MD5: b4656f179369a24767e5fab69216eaa9 SHA-1: 32f2442ba6b4ba820f9b0b7cb2a623d0db395a2e SHA-256: b7e0eec59d85284a96cfdbf5bf1e2ddefdc5cf9c80ced0aadccc0e97fc55fc37
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 of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-13967' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for triggering this exploit, leading to the execution of malicious code. The document body text is largely uninformative and appears to be boilerplate or corrupted data.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-13967 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-13967
  • 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
04bbb49c7b48787885847ae78a566a1d04deffbbc5640462b98b1faad142106c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x7050 7338 bytes