Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cfd4abc8023537b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: b30c74ce6e2e96f87a927f9466749206 SHA-1: cc089fa83a0872b9c073dbb2426b50026eb8e188 SHA-256: cfd4abc8023537b5d697120fc9f635ee723a94b6a1432885d72d04f579871d3a
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' strongly suggests this JavaScript is malicious and intended to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The primary attack pattern involves luring the user into opening a malicious PDF which then triggers the embedded exploit. No specific family could be identified, but the exploit nature is clear.

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