Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29c1ad0a753223b7…

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: 734fd68841b8eacb470c9a9e2c09793c SHA-1: ec4937bda7a86f0ecaf4b272f73e1fa225ffbd97 SHA-256: 29c1ad0a753223b7d256c61c99c6be797abd665a009404b39d7fcf0761c26ba2
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

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 code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics suggest the script is responsible for the malicious behavior, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
5a21e887133da3a9c2ba3271303ee0b968e704ac8375137361625fc922c439d6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74377 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely