Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53066c9d3dc35220…

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: abb945afee7aed20c6f29193ef282d76 SHA-1: 9e445d5a6a649385f006f0d6288dd37af8656620 SHA-256: 53066c9d3dc35220658cdf627dd3c7611c69b20f10c1932a92ddbeab5b2c44e8
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 (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious intent of the document.

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
01fc011cf789f004cc799712422a55a3d54fcddf5cb85d2603bec4dde760a38e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74800 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely