Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b03393a92ffb2bd4…

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: 46ac051f33c1cceac6cc1c93247b7d52 SHA-1: 4d90f42f95f1b94a64fd22616959dd23ec05f941 SHA-256: b03393a92ffb2bd40b53090d370d7b81fac10019187f34a8a885ec3611bc5e6e
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file 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 executing the malicious payload, as suggested by the critical heuristic firings.

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
0a02dd51271c8d962c92aa45714e8246c85fa191ea436b8ddce86c417e66e434
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74384 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely