Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b560906e476a34b4…

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: 07f9abdefa60a453e935bd4c82526149 SHA-1: 524ee23424ff90abae88b272bdb5fd2ace01c448 SHA-256: b560906e476a34b4dad2b27ba006ac4da064d73c7a8ec3cb94b514da599d8aeb
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm the malicious nature of the file. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code, leading to the detection of a trojan agent. The SHA256 hash is included as a primary IOC.

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
c333f1314a81e6275222171c4837193a5de56332b2516973534e2d46422e858e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74716 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely