Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7cd6f3777e6bf76e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.1 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 9c5c0ffbff407299200bc2fca281980a SHA-1: 0bd90297339667c170747566bf99a6fd50ad0e25 SHA-256: 7cd6f3777e6bf76ea73cec863ed5557f1c5db996747ac2ad44b2d8264fb76816
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' on both the main file and an extracted artifact strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as is common with this type of PDF-based malware delivery. The lack of readable document body text prevents a more specific determination of the lure.

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
d7849c5f511cbb97e5d9726d3dfa4c99b0b4ffe6abf720dc1b94f88f61b2ec61
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 84156 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely