Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c42e91083007f3a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: bd6098d27f7e885a74616c67158aaf8e SHA-1: 6fdcb6a5ed184790f19f6c8f52efae105aff01ad SHA-256: c42e91083007f3a9173acb6af92ea4cefcdfb2bf0fb8e310ddad4475bd8c2c8f
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The critical ClamAV heuristic 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' strongly indicates malicious intent. Additionally, low-severity heuristics for PDF JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams confirm the presence of executable code within the PDF. The embedded JavaScript, though large, is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The document body content is not human-readable, providing no further clues to the lure.

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