Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bab723ce6eb5d3e…

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: 303b413728e1c503ee0934c193c869b4 SHA-1: 2202b31987c165b3e5ce517b1d940947d5240184 SHA-256: 9bab723ce6eb5d3e2fbd1617f3d88763f7f95ffc30ccabc30a366726807e5370
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristic firings and ClamAV detections. ClamAV signatures indicate the presence of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166', suggesting the JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a malicious payload. The PDF structure and embedded script point towards a common delivery mechanism for malware.

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
a153910f9892b8e818380ddca06f08a444205a41c19623372282539fe05cdb9c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74827 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely