Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 57561153d94912d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: accc7998955f79ddf520cbf4bab5ab5f SHA-1: b313766788ccdefb70beb564a64e1e72741b948d SHA-256: 57561153d94912d4a45f7ad50ab29d0b8250d4494980e01bb1d790b63f69c5fe
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 the malicious nature of the file and its extracted artifacts. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary 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
79347a84d560a9bb976d4e775893c9f3a62247491642193aeaa8f54674a7cc33
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74604 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely