Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 93840b00c89fb896…

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: 95260430e6c97db70d5e8794d6b7f62b SHA-1: 2d9023ed8410aee118060fb0001e14130aad9c7a SHA-256: 93840b00c89fb896f41243d79b1838415b596b1da16fa70d70123eb4ed0144e6
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm the malicious nature of the file. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
525a0b8be5d1e750e340318afc62b367f5318c69b2583313140de010427cac4b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75156 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely