Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b99c72ad7c419a2b…

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: 86d5e7599070494a624d166c26bdd2e4 SHA-1: 56495e53c6e133bab3f9e3aaf79f5b7f37ddea28 SHA-256: b99c72ad7c419a2b49438348866681b01531034659779155957d820d45b6a440
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 a malicious payload, contributing to the overall attack.

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
44f6c83f4b89599f5e4b4a3229f4da040bc9c6698164e0fbd8f792f5e54b264d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74353 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely