Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2150ff0de9f7afab…

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: 6902b8684f850a9cade7a2ce8141103e SHA-1: c5fc8bb20f8ca9b3a1522acfa01dd00cc0b49a81 SHA-256: 2150ff0de9f7afabdbf06bec2b051038f4e9ca711db78075f98801b174109045
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 arbitrary code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for the malicious payload delivery, although its exact function is obscured by obfuscation.

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
eabf6f93e740bf1df8ff607aaed96af02960ee294435c169cfd87d9ff23e5142
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75048 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely