Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43fc24cf804bf729…

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: 80f4c4497760b7ddcaa3c2412027159f SHA-1: 0de0a928d504ac8671969e7afb6a09e2e691ddb1 SHA-256: 43fc24cf804bf729aaf2e6c8009a5621644fdcd0ac984e29f268e514e3cc6059
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristic firings and ClamAV detections. ClamAV signatures indicate the presence of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166', suggesting the JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a malicious payload. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

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
53048f67cfd89a1cba7b586342ff35ab9ddb86550f1f42a28fd1efc4df34e2dc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74239 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely