Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 26f71b3966e65094…

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: 7a62f5b2ac291a1cc07ae704656773f8 SHA-1: 5c89e7d0524b1cb1688bc2d5a1dfd4565af2c4d0 SHA-256: 26f71b3966e650942ae55df6b8d21a14bbcc58f7c58772e714599a436eaba5a4
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detections for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on both the main file and an extracted artifact strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

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
b317857464082f9fdbbc75af66b465c51a6ecfc111d85b9435f67c40d54cf476
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75118 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely