Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ee17fc4552689346…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 1fe12d30d77d60d2e5e23effd0266245 SHA-1: bbd0720373a12e9b6aaa3aaf1e96c410776f9615 SHA-256: ee17fc45526893468b8711c8e50c63dbdaf258cbcfa534aa4921154e90e9d7ca
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 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 suggests it was created using PDF Library, a common tool for PDF manipulation.

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
011c53805ea77ddc3dda7a63ec3e16a9de7c6401fc7167330f1f28fe7d1d6e4e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75024 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely