Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ebac0ef1831f641…

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: 9c856f6b108cf0f681db300bebac16ad SHA-1: 301ddcd747f0e4b95546def88ef7c7a4d85661fb SHA-256: 1ebac0ef1831f641434e0cccaeaa56505369d27766e681c2468128141a83f903
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Static analysis also identified embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further stages of malware. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests an attempt to deliver a malicious payload, likely through the execution of the embedded script.

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
25dd9a6b27cd80c62fab9caa4bfc96f7d7595212d90f7514362a26ad6a39f011
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74506 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely