Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f69d17966aef797…

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: 9e8f2ce508304d5992f198bf5552255c SHA-1: 636faf7ec681c7d8cc27dce6fec3ec5eb41ba290 SHA-256: 3f69d17966aef797ea7a7c3e89db7f0b9ee6a394347ba3669ce7887c015daab3
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. ClamAV detection confirms this file is malicious, specifically identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical findings.

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
031ad2bd49e733ed25db89a05417c2b32dc686cf7ee95e55554e8a2ee73483a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74578 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely