Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 505fdcdfc92c0be8…

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: 42c1fb0808613b3aef8bc2fbeaf573bc SHA-1: e1ec158a8404d2d064b100e56c7df49403d7a289 SHA-256: 505fdcdfc92c0be8d752dc4598aad75f77e55f7f45b23a71149e79da6f9f2a85
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

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, as is common with this type of attack. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0007_000.js' is the primary component of this malicious behavior.

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
3ccbb5d75c5718b67d3138b56634de0255dfc9b7d1d7f66e6691981a9d4d49c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74440 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely