Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86bf221464cecf61…

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: 54d2b5b1acc75d23bfc679ed6f187699 SHA-1: 729a00145ed954df729190777c52a1b974ec9ebf SHA-256: 86bf221464cecf61448faad0f5dcc9adc5f79f8cbeb40d0aad706c40671e8eab
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 this file is part of a malware distribution campaign. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the execution of this detected malware.

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
68b1891a8c6a6287f14f64b2bea7850eec35c523e65592026db7f730ff9d1f28
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74617 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely