Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 853fdacb474ecdb8…

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: a5c1c2b3885bc709be432a864f0e2758 SHA-1: c9120fbd84b0336e3ee268ad8c3f58653ab0c759 SHA-256: 853fdacb474ecdb85f0452d9e9105e945e65f50cee5cf7cad70377792b57dfcf
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest the execution of a known trojan. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing this secondary payload.

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
59c40fe1bdbf6a1a9a31b0df951a617eb99d7605226ed8ceaa14596dd8e04335
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74608 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely