Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c6cd8d53725eaaac…

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: 1bc6a218a1188df52c81b86c9b156fc9 SHA-1: ff9a7b4048c5698cbda49342f2640beb25d66ec5 SHA-256: c6cd8d53725eaaacfb23146b0ef5c00ee459256338e10ebeafac7a3db371c40a
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest this file is part of a malware distribution campaign. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
7e443723a246ef5ac59a70f1778e732de79b0ece427d6e15f60ce1ecd1b88f5b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75077 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely