Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8dbd5204b6de63de…

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: 3a78de13a170c2cbc8079008836bab91 SHA-1: 90330a2b8123631b08b2f50cca93f668f3250f03 SHA-256: 8dbd5204b6de63debd54832a41a6bf0cd3c78141c954253b9c2d2ee62aa7e67b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further malicious content. The heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams within the PDF structure. The document body was truncated and unreadable, providing no further context.

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
a4a74f0887a6bb99669d183ba6fd2c8562281d7ccef1ca2a8c625c4c1e9513f0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74522 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely