Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2fb971f515478704…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 0a90e47fab66c4b2fd2b2ea9c952c9b8 SHA-1: 21890449db9f8f12037970629e542e2237608e3d SHA-256: 2fb971f51547870466e79a2f2b9b5fd2daa1641c535f2be8bba600dd3ef715e9
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malware. ClamAV signatures confirm the malicious nature of the file, specifically identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious 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
511d1faff837f0f7f0460a4d5f0ba4a1120749bfc3adcf153783c5f3310b56ce
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74321 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely