Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5539939fde39b795…

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: 16cbd2f82996e314c0a02477d4473aae SHA-1: d4d0df1767d34afcc7b084a258d58158768e2436 SHA-256: 5539939fde39b7957b77d15b46ccae2cdb79cc9b98768dcf1c634239f32430e9
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 an attempt to execute code within the document. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing 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
a1a4ab0550569a86cd8fc413f601373b96ca89b2bfb3d51efb2a79b4c31f9c2c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74644 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely