Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4cb2006b386e3f19…

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: 89fbc681f8fa06813243887b33b2b537 SHA-1: 5a91ad8c2123dc298de0bc28edb0bc33c4fbab4c SHA-256: 4cb2006b386e3f19be49767b54345b2c0c78f916ae743eb3a80565ee429631b2
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, a common technique for malware 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
cfe0bb25fec623eb6a10db575e1fad2efca72c98e245e29e6b2fcd24b12a2214
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75146 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely