Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a8f11f06285c1b4…

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: 1f5e0dba3987802509b2fc82fd478df4 SHA-1: 953065bd892bed81790baa22439cdd9a06b5e292 SHA-256: 1a8f11f06285c1b48162cda61732648fcc0c7e6b87c9d9b13ba23276766f0603
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute code. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which aligns with the detected malware family.

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
c650e4900725ed9fbb4b86b11c0cec9e49aba0acfbe3e2b231b92d196067a968
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74752 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely