Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4d35aa51966d99f…

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: 1c22e6c64dac7fb222cc5fdffbba5cd2 SHA-1: bb4d7bfe3bd925576a096254de15a0bcb8d643c9 SHA-256: f4d35aa51966d99f03884a4117644e3325e180d827a7894a986c2c5773049def
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 T1059.001 and T1204.002 MITRE ATT&CK techniques. The document body was unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest a malicious exploit or downloader.

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
df89f030794abce38b5ad0b91e744503efd6ed5e57444d93668a93cfbc85c5b1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74755 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely