Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80180b9d760d19f9…

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: a0e7ebf995f45ef0cf9bd0b82a39a8e6 SHA-1: 754bc2d655b20f853a543f4ced895c86064dd711 SHA-256: 80180b9d760d19f9d2473fcff4870286abcc14087345fa774ca3987f7bec9f0e
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, a common technique for malware delivery. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the heuristics and ClamAV detections.

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
0495ec3b4d202c28861fed04a56c7d0423aee469e6ea9bc001a3b2cda1efd85f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74988 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely