Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80909928dd7e3dc9…

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: 370dd857a45cdf7adaf03204a81caf85 SHA-1: b74cb174e4481c5b02d876d6dd0d2d3b9fb3e2a8 SHA-256: 80909928dd7e3dc985bdee45eb12261594b179dc494bb338fb923cff2335ea34
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 heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload, likely involving downloading and executing a second-stage artifact. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical findings.

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
4ea14dc63f4b287362f8a25df2356c49f9bf7037beaf08cd13f5fc2a25b46682
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74894 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely