Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4661f5f0be0c39e3…

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: 1013cbd803c5348ed2d0ea902b6dc540 SHA-1: a3d687f6d81847a8f02b6be31effe3c71c04f8b5 SHA-256: 4661f5f0be0c39e3a7b61eded9cdf1f94aee42c003dd9b262d0bde35a4d05a76
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The file's metadata suggests it was authored using PDF Library, a common tool for PDF manipulation and potentially exploit delivery.

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
4195427c7a6820edcba0394b5cc7f49554054f15363008b91c7bc03c48e23610
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75210 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely