Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0c8099669aead46…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 06877df86870ef92d8798e578d347285 SHA-1: cebbb169fcde5dfba188082d42ed309dfa4002b1 SHA-256: b0c8099669aead4642d260e0bbe6ed75a74ec9d2a1818675df755a0fc969165f
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 for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-16071' and 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest that this JavaScript is malicious and likely exploits a vulnerability to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams points to an attempt to compromise the user's system through the PDF document.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-16071 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-16071
  • 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
2e8e1f37ec9ca96011f8c9a455c5959570d82584cd4d6f240fed53cb8c572ed3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75166 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely