Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2d7947ac24b96266…

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: 384ccd64e8f4f0af896e7f09b6c4cf2f SHA-1: 437f85ccc94b5354930d4d25c3b9afda4e3a3ea2 SHA-256: 2d7947ac24b962662d0aefd0d6bc9977a343d34b6f3cc47b92385bbc0cd38f86
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, leading to the detection of Win.Trojan.Agent-36166.

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
38a65813c5aca28bd532651e37ffc5553a5c4d510a54de1ab0d3c0f6a1b91d43
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74566 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely