Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eeb4c79362a63a4d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.2 KB Created: 2010-03-05 15:19:50 Authoring application: Laxiwoveja
MD5: fcf081aec7a6eb1a93322de6bb72ad66 SHA-1: a168bbec54022b0dd35eb6a4713eab51141bfc22 SHA-256: eeb4c79362a63a4db5d6578ddecae63b697e1e77130c54a355b728a57ffb256d
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066' ClamAV detection. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the malicious verdict. The exact behavior of the script is not fully discernible due to its size and potential obfuscation, but it is the primary mechanism for the attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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