Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ab31fbe84998863…

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: 5b5cea2deedca1a4bdc4f22e09b81d4b SHA-1: b30ebdfed139c95056ec06045a9703eabf59a582 SHA-256: 4ab31fbe84998863e60fed18a838e9da79465d58ec6a786d0ffbce9f4431a5b8
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further stages of malware. The JavaScript stream is large, suggesting complex functionality. The document body is unreadable, providing no contextual clues about the lure.

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
58f8be914293757d4f77d7ef0d80784b5ce4a5f02ffc23eaaaf929f923f57d72
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75146 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely