Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b2275b8eaf54565…

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: 5421d5e2b2298aa0beca6dbf1997e71d SHA-1: 8a6879d371dfed299828e5666ca30b1e3177e0e2 SHA-256: 2b2275b8eaf54565164fec6f4f979d8d9aa66dd6aa844a033211010b3f7b1654
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the file.

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
2cbeb4a73f7eee9b93811d415072152ae7d4abe1890f84852b7a35900fcaca91
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74778 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely