Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 221932ae288b8848…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: c16d4a48f9148f533c6ca816ffae60f1 SHA-1: e4b328a8f99f988e32e410d019d6918d0e4a4e6b SHA-256: 221932ae288b8848033b4d0418dbefd862a16013742bce65b96438306fb52e6a
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF 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 executing malicious code or downloading further payloads, contributing to the overall attack.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
5eb59b984492d3e69168dbe8b9a38423fb2c5c30f97c575cb13aa28c123705ec
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74740 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely