Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be4c7d1b1aba1fbc…

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: 5a1133ef9b5271cebebf5abd623e8d5f SHA-1: bae39f148cea3534468bb8b7006a39f068528b59 SHA-256: be4c7d1b1aba1fbc0743296aaef0cae01ea9add3c64be68d3a07968df224ef84
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 detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading further payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The document body was unreadable, so the exact lure could not be determined.

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
4de5e6ec22e1c3c59c292295b7bef385d30f0852518b2a4e87634044b403615d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74353 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely