Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8892a91f08d3d407…

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: 37bba376c3e319ccefaab4393ef96e08 SHA-1: f7ef0b2ba4921e9ad5d7464d0a7e7ed6e6ce991c SHA-256: 8892a91f08d3d407afb4e2a003f00b1345d9fc80895ab25551bd3a6e83a968bf
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating the document is designed to execute malicious code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is 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
75c026fd6dc72de8ec009e4ceb85df3128a7aab1a981b6c81f8b2b8a0e0a1712
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74562 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely