Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25deb6e48f53ac00…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 764ab014e37574035b2495f3b4798c02 SHA-1: c80150bb70414ea340118f193793c2648f958767 SHA-256: 25deb6e48f53ac007ccb6a6c7b0dfa5bba37f8b86a65985002ebeb5633b638c6
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. The JavaScript stream is large, suggesting it may be obfuscated or contain significant functionality, likely for downloading and executing further payloads. The presence of PDF-specific JavaScript actions further supports this conclusion.

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
0a549c2b529dace8cea849c69b670d04e7f0ad7dfdd5a16fcf4a9d2f663ca2fc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75006 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely