Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db74bf69b565868c…

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: 2b8a85a2b8814d00877e4bc56891bbe4 SHA-1: 4dbe44d42b8b019ad364f97c286ea7d3370f0e8c SHA-256: db74bf69b565868c46527663616e82d05fe081e46d0fd26d2d23886caf303751
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' on both the main file and an extracted artifact strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to download and execute a secondary payload, consistent with the 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' signature.

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
f753db7e6cac8e8d32ae4ed943e9faa2fb06e43d832bedd319387d956c76331e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74592 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely