Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49bc1502565f5faf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.7 KB Created: 2010-03-20 06:46:51
MD5: 599023bb1182e07051ab0ad5a731dcb2 SHA-1: e71a0d1a0b1ad5233572f06b360093f3c531416e SHA-256: 49bc1502565f5faf5e3bc7c4bc341923503ae60f3d373d6921bce0466f3e7120
76 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. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212078-0' strongly suggests this is a dropper. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The document body contains a large amount of seemingly random text, which is often used to obscure the malicious content or to bypass simple content filters.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212078-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7212078-0
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
718bc392ea082607e72bc2560d47728679f7a1727e6d9681e40bdab94cf4e29e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x2CFD 1176 bytes