Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b34e9fd202c3f59d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.9 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: b19241e7480ba10629f4e3ead553e59b SHA-1: cca24420c95690d23e51077188cb805babe475ff SHA-256: b34e9fd202c3f59dac3ada88b9ab25b25f3b13ee427399f694980b7d9b889d16
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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, as suggested by the critical ClamAV detection on an extracted artifact. The exact functionality of the JavaScript is not fully discernible due to its size and potential obfuscation, but its presence is a strong indicator of malicious intent.

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
c49d36f8fc32b89b6a875d1cc8a2972f8035215cefb9cc3cc8f81dd7cb304630
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 83646 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely