Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 89aca11ed7976563…

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: 6e8e0b3cbd955abfd7433641d222a85d SHA-1: 91261fd7cde47712b459bbd69c0b257cc8e91c32 SHA-256: 89aca11ed7976563b1e0d10fcf2c1bb043b4a469a5bd2a6acd244f742b87d3ff
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detections confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
7992020b3204f0178cc34c4b7505a0b031d8751128b31ea2d424e8d366fb7a56
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74825 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely