Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 430fd2fb78b88d85…

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: 8af4bed9586423e1f2f7d290428e2181 SHA-1: 30faf6652732eaa5bc998e7620d39fe687710d57 SHA-256: 430fd2fb78b88d85c4206411f546fbc1267b05bf383b39326c57561a7802abb4
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection confirms this is a known malicious artifact, specifically Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious 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
44d8a289bba00414cca8a8b7b41c566626505808845f47162bf52b94d484d587
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75145 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely