Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c40c6a9c4e4b867b…

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: 4dca20c759e5bb11dc76a7bd191fec99 SHA-1: d3673a735f9888a642eae3595593a80c598565eb SHA-256: c40c6a9c4e4b867ba4ed54acc61fbf7ba662261638d122ee714b846885528fe5
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 its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery via malicious documents.

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
cdb1e6b59c0ed659170aed9a5ea54da19f3220d37ea44b3530e2b93f3bb8c582
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75239 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely