Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c0388e5629ca086…

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: 3fd2848c90c7d346ee5abf5f9535deba SHA-1: 69cdc8a86516491329b231aab8ebbc239865aac6 SHA-256: 3c0388e5629ca086d17c19857a805116e2b6534f5302aa1a99c1fe15df87acbc
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, suggesting it is a known malicious agent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The document body was unreadable, so the rationale is based on the heuristics and ClamAV detection.

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
7256d5ae33f0260bd48cd30da1fb03f78a5205ae4c96ed4dc8b01df29fb1fccd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74799 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely