Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6e58cc579d0c286…

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: 3effe4775ba0236c147247019ab6f079 SHA-1: c8653c7d906a7f9078f155853ad5a52ca6e9c538 SHA-256: b6e58cc579d0c286290177687e724365f6067d8942890ef28759dfa10a3a7421
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm the malicious nature of the file. 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
db7dc94c311b96bc59a15ce2f683fb1c926b3219a2f049ab8ba91ecc2fd49d2d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74669 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely