Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99c6501ba6ba3cc3…

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: 5857c83c8cb41a7ad9ad83cfed90bcf8 SHA-1: bda5f1fa0a5abebee1a035f1c0c592ce254c781f SHA-256: 99c6501ba6ba3cc3c2140ab3581c60b97a7d2d434b6efb48052cc0cccd58c139
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) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall attack pattern of malware delivery. The large size of the JavaScript stream suggests complex malicious functionality.

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
234e412feb2bc08b5ef00ee7bab287dc9158fe05fbaba26f15dae7005c5733d2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74593 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely