Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9b52adfef37e56e4…

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: bed5aa3964e25f985d12f589222642b8 SHA-1: 850a18134f31f89896ff020393388f09bb490d08 SHA-256: 9b52adfef37e56e4ed4c104b293ac9fefcd6c6ec87c8f66eec9b0b4b9b30b085
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections confirm this is a malicious file, specifically identified as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, potentially leading to further compromise.

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
bd677691bdbca390fc9c646c4641494d3bbae70a2b05476d4091e831a3d92c2f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74662 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely