Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 385236d2100e7420…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 94af3bf78b17c5275f0997161c6f461b SHA-1: 0a9d2a14d85fcb1e2685f2a16d4bec8a3fc212ca SHA-256: 385236d2100e7420b6c3e8e108e00932985421ed5318e4b0e3c7054f32f95638
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 an attempt to execute malicious code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics further support this. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage 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
b65a534485c1d04118ac5e63020f4443bb6c32b4153cab444569846e5a0453e5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74938 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely