Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5750d034cd335056…

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: 801c999e61f8d3a3ddad5e8e87a11a7d SHA-1: 67209e63469e413ff6d9a3db19ca088f3e3340cc SHA-256: 5750d034cd33505630ebb677b3b0db61d9c4d80b8d3cf2ed7c1f421e713ba7a9
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF 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 executing malicious code or downloading further payloads, contributing to the overall attack. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical findings.

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
a9ab5ec3cdd875680097f700138e25549989b75a88e778115d8de0b587de154c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75134 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely