Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bcec45f9ac17372…

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: 66bba7b9c54de9ddb92d131fd64c2ffd SHA-1: 303e2041c7abcbd6f8df793c9439be2589d76dfd SHA-256: 9bcec45f9ac17372854b19a0742446aeb1692b00e5c534dda8d18ae75700edc5
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDF documents. This script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the file.

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
ff8526c53a6f7dd1dd1424f6611f434c2c03df04f0ff9212be6cd240cfbfa229
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74368 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely