Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2eefca23dcbc4020…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.0 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 011c2397b71d9c3075b9b30ce5764dcb SHA-1: f983d24ab9d60f34d378a11acdf8610148767102 SHA-256: 2eefca23dcbc402009c9cae9328e13192e11c3ddee6df0f6a094b79cdc27ee93
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating a likely attack pattern of downloading and executing a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams further supports this. The exact nature of the payload is not discernible from the provided evidence.

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
71f373ad230c218637994862fc63a20d468bd86de00eaf7ab039b11491d32ff1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 83633 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely