Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9b5e39523089bb42…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.2 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 895323ed977272f86cfc9c5ef8b49ee7 SHA-1: 35caa1fd75a92e1bc9a8470089f9c73ce945155c SHA-256: 9b5e39523089bb42735f061e7aaf6305feb43b9fc4180989b912dcfd44f9cd0b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections for 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7286180-0' and 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on an extracted artifact strongly suggest this PDF is a dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing the secondary payload, which was detected as a trojan.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7286180-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7286180-0
  • 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
92c0bed36aff47730105149a8702c0687624a14579c907f3d58376d3ba3f1dc3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 73959 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely