Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 982e6eb0110d451c…

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: 93280089c1e672cd947d0fcf31a29208 SHA-1: 4d69d228bfb9270710b8f9883ef76326f59179e1 SHA-256: 982e6eb0110d451ca76db400cee9e22f017aa1dc389c992cd3c3d78645d288c8
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest the presence of a known trojan. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
b1c41c8dabc13fd3787bada97e92b5b709e49db1eac8fb9a44ca04ca4619f7b5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75177 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely