Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4673d8908cd38297…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: bc79de8e703caedc0b74df5c5b93156a SHA-1: 2e0eccbd3d43d3bbf88cd8d21313ed0df9a73c3f SHA-256: 4673d8908cd382977d33cc8e62d7e272d38f7c278d06f5799a2454e23be08eff
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating the document is designed to execute malicious code. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging this JavaScript to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
572df0a533689ba22e2dc71a36b3d0e2a2cb4b9c649ba5241572cb4c94c79c4b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74305 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely