Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1f441372c968a3fb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

114.2 KB Created: 2010-11-12 16:05:24 +08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat 编辑器 9.0 (via Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4)
MD5: 77bba84be5487a63a2a6f0ad7abc0c98 SHA-1: 0a2862e38c77285a3ff98934a52346f166fb4f75 SHA-256: 1f441372c968a3fb77e725cd36e09066b82a97dadd5e2aa14f86ad287e363da3
188 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded Flash content (StagePlayer.swf) and a JavaScript stream (javascript_obj0026_000.js), both flagged as suspicious. ClamAV detected the file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36159, and also flagged the extracted JavaScript artifact. The presence of these embedded objects and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest the PDF is designed to exploit vulnerabilities and download a secondary payload.

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36159 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36159
  • 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.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 1 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
StagePlayer.swf
1c251178fe788dc013d63f201f21916bc41a67127b215831b87bb8f4a258cb86
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x996E 70468 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0026_000.js
6cf67df3f5882433ad14f76cb0f05380548a4feed2fa38a9732a6b229aa5878c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 26 at offset 0x1B223 2609 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36159
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).