Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 310833b8fbff2acd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: a1a3e865e5b603363aa06923b6a6e917 SHA-1: fe8d5ad77405e9c46f5af23e7aa4420109ca97f3 SHA-256: 310833b8fbff2acdf6df367b0c55cbc6416ddaba4c0aa12452e8e671f2634e4a
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 executing the malicious payload, as suggested by the MITRE ATT&CK techniques T1059.001 (PowerShell) and T1204.002 (Malicious File). The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest a malicious intent, possibly to download and execute further malware.

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
344a9a2dda576b525af9b3e809e3cdfe414552f3ac3a6e0d60ec3a1e37b7d663
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74943 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely