Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd8a1dab7e905f79…

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: 5835e784cde701328e41e24860b79af8 SHA-1: 37a9545879710ed300e91c0381ec00f997ed69c5 SHA-256: cd8a1dab7e905f794f677c8051337cfd1e94180a432091c729e4749485982478
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 downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the critical heuristic firings. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest a malware delivery mechanism.

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
93754e415deca320e16311f1c5dbe2ac2ba1d53cb9a1325e486cf91d1dcee631
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75158 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely