Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77069d90d2020fcd…

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: 22bd1a713c8167c2015923c87b23e7bd SHA-1: 04c579b19aaf206e3197487111d50d6c53351cc5 SHA-256: 77069d90d2020fcd972154edf8dbe59ff23fdfb1d275f35e7107e2cff48eb9d6
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, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The specific nature of the payload could not be determined due to the complexity of the JavaScript.

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
ea6736eff646611fb8ab25443aea501f4fd766d688c08dba37e9a559f8e27ed5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75143 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely