Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53649fd92a0dc076…

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: 16b45a3761517a04d5b8466d7fef3085 SHA-1: cf973655d600ac14cf59ab7678b1f62734aade1c SHA-256: 53649fd92a0dc076ac5061074805ee698a07626ca3595bc97eef6bb0c7116f1c
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malware. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
dbf26e55004e4ef20413576af5d4b05c5b3e91d27b00e2049fa72804677c68f5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74372 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely