Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97d5727db0c91e92…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 5ef157c56280d948552607195c6a5314 SHA-1: 5e7ee4f2138fef63f2e8c4486c42e810c4780242 SHA-256: 97d5727db0c91e926cfc59fde65108ee0b49711301486b3b68c58d9ca960f67d
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading further payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities within the PDF reader.

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
e2ae09b815a4e8c2e9fe3f3e0ddbd115f80ded5a82e6d8786cfd738767f1ea03
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74277 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely