Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ffd69b04685260b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 23fc3f8e296faa615df04cde57bbd13c SHA-1: 59fb297dd8b1064bec5ba83a1efc1a5c54cbec35 SHA-256: 3ffd69b04685260bacebe473bf3fa7a5fbdec7845e73e9d87963af8993a9d068
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript stream is large, suggesting it may download and execute a second-stage payload.

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
a27884a360e8bd6062b50e6aa9c2acac44e3246ad9823acdca40c42ea21fbd59
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76160 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely