Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dcb8a1bbcdbcd73b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 4c0080356db4da188fb8e7eabf4edb30 SHA-1: 31f993bb092e07d436a6b20cce8a33a0d64841b5 SHA-256: dcb8a1bbcdbcd73b0c2b498c31837c2d9676f22ff90c401ff2b62b0757828329
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 the malicious nature of the file. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name.

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
2151933e28d956c687cdca9730cb0aa259468b1994bd7c31c5d5e4b586465702
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75738 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely