Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 345874233c79cccf…

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: 73b633cb7696b5e4f38901a44d7da9b5 SHA-1: 19bb5c202ee4bccec2a3e6de74b421e26a95f6ed SHA-256: 345874233c79cccfdeed1327050d263b5ea574667231ade5a4eaedeb9e2ed2c0
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary malicious payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document. The specific JavaScript stream was not analyzed further due to its size and potential obfuscation.

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
4a6f8da8ec05ef245f2df9326a15701658db12bd6ae3d13d82cfda51e650307a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74649 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely