Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d15f2821dc25430…

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: 5bdcaf0258a0c431e1832b940aa56040 SHA-1: 1c91debba1b7b0c30c458786cf5d0015483110ff SHA-256: 3d15f2821dc2543000d565ac5b21460f7ea83b21254ae72beefbaf43c3f1c7a9
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 code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests the file is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common tactic for 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
e8c8c652e8f9c23851d8c91f8d542c9119d9ae002f015cbb105ba4db40af525a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74922 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely