Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6b6aae7e741f728…

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: 053c8cf4b7a73e343f7ebd28748d1c98 SHA-1: b2e70216d02f3280038fedf0a8193bc246ac31d4 SHA-256: e6b6aae7e741f7280e3417ce2815c81763d4bcf56bf02a25ac264ec939cfee8b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm 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 file's metadata indicates it was authored using PDF Library.

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
4f5bc14a066ff730da0dde2ae41346d2c55368478977f5953cc636b4ffc75fce
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75153 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely