Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f0133c481fb7852…

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: 16cd5f19efe21130675fff68408b9b20 SHA-1: 3ef1d85e6ff8ed922e7786416f563301b166d71b SHA-256: 9f0133c481fb7852f538f043df7d2c2b6d374ee18d94201e0db75b1040c3cc39
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection confirms this is malicious, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious 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
5c0079f01625cbfd47d243ee761d66fd58dba2220c1d802f1bebbd5ef82aa9dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74591 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely