Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd48f9a013d60806…

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: 723be326d99750156a3e93d08bd62c84 SHA-1: 7fa0960ee21bc959278221361471b17a9ea5c0ee SHA-256: dd48f9a013d60806e95fad28e5dfaece52bce29b40fe6a874955102e26687817
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

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 the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload, likely downloading and executing a second-stage artifact.

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
0ac336881998233f24424f995bc63ea22ca12b58fd632952d01286ab2cdd3fc9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74397 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely