Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b1f7042305d1eb0…

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: 85cb0c1b0d71269ef39322f52d4349f0 SHA-1: cca0a5710c6ec175b0e98816f84ead2eae00202e SHA-256: 8b1f7042305d1eb05cee723a537b3429df2768e95944bf51d3eb9d6f1fe2f46b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 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
509c9d91662dfebf6f20f5f43dfd48abe6486396f029fdf2eab5737005551fc4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74590 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely