Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9297bd1378a71361…

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: 0c91a9b6d8cb3c5abd8680e22e8ccc5e SHA-1: bd9df0124d8b59ce8babd497d739278d6efef33d SHA-256: 9297bd1378a713610e6ac304496a54633436763fc5842448b0593d19c9e169a4
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The specific nature of the JavaScript's execution could not be fully determined due to its size and potential obfuscation, but its presence strongly suggests malicious intent.

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
169455daf26e20ba2a280930358b87ea063b6ea72e2dea783aded1ef01b510e6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75155 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely