Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41f070b94076d62d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.1 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 133c14061adad02520f8d2827b3d6b96 SHA-1: 610bd3cfc1278d955499e54d9581d3e38e989bcf SHA-256: 41f070b94076d62dc4aefbcfa25456b528a4fcfdd317ded7f2b537f47487dcbf
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on both the PDF itself and an extracted artifact strongly suggest this is a known malware dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing 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
0af62a88f6cd4a04af282c4a1dd2e0f60f8e96564feb7d53142133f452397177
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 84172 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely