Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 300957bccd3e0375…

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: 64d909aa7ee44a0604cf8a9d0b8c7477 SHA-1: c6746c2bf30bea304d5560c0e20cc97120bb7b20 SHA-256: 300957bccd3e037537a75f59f3199cc4f50c021693c92466eb7a03c6cf2ecdfe
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script Execution

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) further confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload, likely involving downloading and executing additional malware. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the script and heuristic findings.

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
7fe6bf0e37cfec792146146b2cc1fcc92f898d22d627b8ed307313caa1d8280a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74746 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely