Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9c3d835bca2949d8…

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: 66dc47c9cd5d0ab3e229726b98b2f067 SHA-1: 785ad8681a8b5eb819c0c319fbb977a1e5dedb91 SHA-256: 9c3d835bca2949d81f8d890824782589ae2c3fe83d4b70bc37952b4583fc6fb2
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating a potential for malicious script execution. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The document body was unreadable, so the rationale is based on the heuristics and ClamAV detection.

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
5c58aa9fe03a63ff290699732d7dcb87f4bae57d9162fa0fa19463d12d46cd0a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74747 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely