Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 efffaa66f29e0edc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 85f5c643aa56e26683b253b4768b4ca3 SHA-1: ff4e1aa168b1a14b914a7e0f0ab0c68d76d38734 SHA-256: efffaa66f29e0edc105fcce59bc8a4b56c385225a65c7f750bc4d3c7fa62caa9
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection confirms this as a malicious Win.Trojan.Agent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as is common with this type of attack. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV signature strongly suggest a malicious intent.

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
51e3bf2c4f9aded883081e5840af4ab6c86ee717139c1a0327149a0027f21672
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74326 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely