Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e684c2c67cf37a7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 94944b802b1bf7650a8bf31cce2efa68 SHA-1: 321e7991bd2dadfe561aa160c8cc54db4ca1bad9 SHA-256: 4e684c2c67cf37a70d1dc5da769b1a0cab3fa89a1e1190a4ef77bf72b8741019
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms this file is malicious, specifically identified as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no further context on 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
23036b5ea216bd47bf473e164cc256b8617a1b8ae9ab22d60fa0c67aae69c373
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75979 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely