Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99e3009870b71c98…

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: 28f38c0d0fcd99851a5ed43623e4b1e2 SHA-1: 3aad67f4ba1ea2eb95f91b468c7bee351ce668ee SHA-256: 99e3009870b71c98341ecb0ff43d43479b50f0ed21790b6a9e8836b6a4ecc56c
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The critical ClamAV heuristic firings indicate the file is recognized as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The PDF structure contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common vector for exploiting vulnerabilities in PDF readers. The presence of JavaScript actions and JS streams strongly suggests an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening the document, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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
d4947b13f4a07bb2a82c340daa094fb22fdd0ac44c126fd706347403b2e4d55c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74740 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely