Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7baffbf576a97035…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.3 KB Created: 2010-06-10 23:08:24 Authoring application: Advanced PDF Repair at http://www.datanumen.com/apdfr/
MD5: a81ef1c9311be87a5ca4ab4ef8899af6 SHA-1: d1c460d85bdca9046bd11e5f4d0273130e02fa0b SHA-256: 7baffbf576a97035eb7dcac330716243d525b7fcea31f7d4d7834c416836ca8f
188 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and RichMedia (Flash), which are often used to exploit vulnerabilities. ClamAV detected this as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955', indicating a known exploit. The embedded artifact 'pad.swf' and the JavaScript action suggest the file is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, likely leveraging a PDF viewer exploit.

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
  • 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.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.datanumen.com/apdfr/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
pad.swf
c8a20e8ded0e5fe8a6a5cddff2408ac7f8a83df3f18abea5748cc817f3a3ebb9
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 27 at offset 0x4D9B 26810 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.