Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9daffacd0a4e4116…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.0 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 60339fc6b84935a7235a92e685f73f43 SHA-1: 84d3adcb88c514879e7801e5bcd20237a27fac76 SHA-256: 9daffacd0a4e4116e74a949f41b6f4aedc78c1397658243c24fd69e318b5345f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further stages of malware. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics indicate this malicious behavior. The document body was unreadable, preventing further context from that source.

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
565cf82046a82193b9281529383b00acb7604c09be7ba0d74a0742d69979bf98
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 83967 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely