Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6552de505a86fcf…

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: 95179ff432630db3246eea57d35a0896 SHA-1: 3a8f099a31848711d76455b5513f229253094f05 SHA-256: d6552de505a86fcf871f2afe7353adc6fd0330dc5050666e5fee31d83e8d4c53
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The document body is unreadable, preventing further analysis of the lure.

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
e41dfe4a1866f6fece37662c01c8ce707aaaa92be9c03c72d8f0837255c11154
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74810 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely