Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d253ae976149789…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 27a0afd12cae5203157d8ed43ca76e79 SHA-1: d2c787b54572598a2abe68c25474432590757c33 SHA-256: 1d253ae976149789d87849508c9b7146160a74e965028f37b361fe7f7b985824
136 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 detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm the malicious nature of the file. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as is common with this type of attack. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical findings.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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_obj0007_000.js
dc4545bb4b5258e1e99cc24da50226b3cfabbc2e150894671be970529237c7e5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74155 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely