Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4374bf82316d1dc5…

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: c5992b53ced7aea9806ec298f6dfaefc SHA-1: a6c588df65ee2fd58869065c2d6632af46920632 SHA-256: 4374bf82316d1dc54f0fbd8247ba32285ec3d3d49ceb4a8bd7a4d3c271117cdb
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely aims to exploit vulnerabilities or download further malicious content, contributing to the overall attack pattern. The document body was 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
7d78a02e610e03ded2361d2193e7066d62bcfee3975d9873063f0d7e55429903
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74759 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely