Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d43c06cd1cfeb004…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.0 KB Created: 2010-04-05 13:07:49 Authoring application: Jaauepiuafe (via Cwpkebebagemojef)
MD5: 8af510f6b5ca0f7e1d4f58d8efa37246 SHA-1: e94e840ac08fc8529c2e3b3c33e514d4ac217567 SHA-256: d43c06cd1cfeb0046ac0df001bf4add48c1bac025bda9d77ba903982d1e3c4c3
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The critical ClamAV heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308402-0', indicating it functions as a dropper. The presence of embedded JavaScript, flagged by two low-severity heuristics, further supports this. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for droppers. The document body contains a large amount of seemingly random text, which is often used to obfuscate the malicious content or to make the document appear legitimate.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308402-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7308402-0
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
0143587a1d5ec33d6bc3c2843c7c313e9cffcfc302b52f47e15a6f392c41f8c3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x296C 40060 bytes