PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8a74caa34e4c4828

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)

MD5: 32e83a8cd3a9bfc12f0e54918ef89572 SHA-1: e2f574d5137e02cfc636448fa502ee2a7092b669 SHA-256: 8a74caa34e4c48285e5663efba6d4118c7a28ab77a997a81957867d03a9afd0c

136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further malicious content. The JavaScript stream is a significant indicator of malicious intent, likely serving as a dropper for additional 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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `2f54fbc99e25575a4c915d90409228254fba5fe5ead0cdc173fb78938ed38dd6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	74983 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely

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