Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 316c2f565ff59543…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 8086b16b28ed0dc4e4d85c5f80862a2b SHA-1: b9241870ada72ee4ac8b039243ececf67c1c4225 SHA-256: 316c2f565ff59543c87b7ffc519771580a5b720eb8360537d73cdb83769e61ea
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and an embedded JS stream, suggesting the file is designed to execute code. The JavaScript likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, though the exact functionality is obscured by its size and potential obfuscation. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

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
01acb6af86b47507751bd6bec1367aeeb60d3927a0ad115511da3088b91fa11a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76062 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely