Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c6844c06146d7a51…

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: 53e103f14f119747d99e9540dcdcca5e SHA-1: 689754a4547cb81ff0ea85219c2dbf3145ffddcf SHA-256: c6844c06146d7a514ad1b81b8138d0ef28de524b2eaf6bd7c483d04b5d81eafe
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 executing the malicious payload, as suggested by the T1059.001 and T1204.002 MITRE ATT&CK techniques. The document body is unreadable, so the specific lure cannot 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
8075bd5df870124590c87b25933291facc3b8809cc33ecb9ae64ac7d0650e32a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74711 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely