Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc1e21b3595e6e2e…

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: 43b4d2283e5e100b1f643d15de5f2f57 SHA-1: 84978bc4f13e11a49dbbbdabe470254efb7a330b SHA-256: bc1e21b3595e6e2e38ba41c6c0d8d7723720ba6de3ae2f7bdb5e3c6f3b3a86cc
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

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, although the exact mechanism is not fully discernible from the provided heuristics alone. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context on the lure.

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
711aeab2093fc103757f710b7b22d9732056675c52357fcfa4611e37fc7c347d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74405 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely