Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ad61941c94428e7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 6b68c2b345d9b49856d02bc83dfc37e8 SHA-1: 3e2c44475acc366b381ec6a06a476c3c7542f098 SHA-256: 4ad61941c94428e77ab512f16308c7de5d50537e06e22e98b156add388924268
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 for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14687' and 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on an extracted artifact strongly suggest the presence of an exploit and a trojan payload. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and downloading the secondary payload.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14687 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14687
  • 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
3e40a05153e31c13af317c0d56a0c5151db394eec38701497d59132f5497a206
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76128 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely