Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b6ca0419318e21a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

27.7 KB
MD5: 1dcedde1e95efd26e9638c05a5b4009d SHA-1: 62402da79781b9d986172f8a9d4d925b46c9e99e SHA-256: 8b6ca0419318e21a5b3a0c49abcda6b04b4277c5cc85b9a55104938875dc133a
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36100. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36100 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36100
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
5132b301a06301bde329b028e8312f3cd59d4f9f44763a25aca40afea95c51d5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 27621 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36100
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
10a21f5bef13e6f26cfc2b70a02e755b3a6f83fad8a141b68d1a42cff83bff2f
deobfuscated-js double percent-decoded annotation JavaScript at offset 0x1E7 15189 bytes