Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3edace4ca581aa39…

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: c84fc799cfe278628ced79f3414d4f9b SHA-1: dcdf5dd47db7130ed696e26e4019575abdc6a64a SHA-256: 3edace4ca581aa39f396e8e587885bedf20bb24a1abdc31605cc4f64f6e0cc08
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale relies on the technical indicators.

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
78b75530c2e1ae342b4b82dee10c0f70e1e66f7f16903f4acdcc8a502c640966
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74824 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely