Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9e56029b8aeafbfc…

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: 0313e22e333d8d823c97355c5de3392b SHA-1: d849370b78fcfc0b32856219d4e90304adc06db8 SHA-256: 9e56029b8aeafbfcf1cace809ad648be5c7774f0a125e06f4e4fdfc3e59ba333
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening the document. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams strongly suggests the file is designed 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
9cc6f130f4b0e13f09544e8279ae8ecdee66c689cbc35a55fc08dd2b86c66ea4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74357 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely