Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9553ae43fd6d1aa4…

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: 32069a6cd73af939f57c208bb419cf87 SHA-1: 965b750236f5a32b88ea7264cdb6b29ba06d3c7c SHA-256: 9553ae43fd6d1aa40739901e8f780abf8673dbc45e1558a22c520aaff6a14fa5
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although its exact function is obscured by obfuscation. 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
358918ad9f477deddd92e32ab3e4aa1862d5648d06961522bb77738c58dc1439
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74623 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely