Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7a0ae8a0d57b0481…

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: 0dd5106a29e10bf53b46408d4f6fde38 SHA-1: 22fdf3b089a9f1b9256d2b3ad89b7fa58646b824 SHA-256: 7a0ae8a0d57b0481adda2df20da55cb1858369da5ea1d67e27bd4a04dffd0627
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 detection as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery via PDF documents. The SHA256 hash is provided as a primary IOC.

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
315434dc9e1ef92b4a33c1c63577478a6b7d1d17e84140992408f9457e3cfdda
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75124 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely