Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ac83687dc64ae1b…

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: 2f1cd2e1c1e59e1b5a993688279b6ab4 SHA-1: 86da8ae53b634a7384c9bc0f60b1d0d65d26ce5d SHA-256: 3ac83687dc64ae1b30772a673062f4fd0a799900365a19879c15ff81851ee59e
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Additionally, heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, which is often used to deliver malicious payloads or exploit vulnerabilities within PDF viewers. The document body was unreadable, but the combination of the ClamAV detection and the embedded JavaScript strongly suggests a malicious intent, likely related to malware delivery.

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
f4832f6b7aa2b2d227dbbeb049273cefc6e6b94ad7392ac92577098e25a402dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74616 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely