Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f812d11bfa487a4…

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: 4c448680a820248a262736be1fe722a1 SHA-1: 409ebb0e337574d96c7acfe0ee294ebbb61fc47f SHA-256: 9f812d11bfa487a412b31ced40467f30026618380eff2c42ab4f792bf8a48eb6
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF document with embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics as a potential attack vector. ClamAV detections indicate it is a known trojan. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, contributing to the malicious nature of the file. The specific JavaScript stream was too large to analyze in detail, but its presence and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

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
3b7a8f22fcf3faa70a1876d9797754da7916aa1016e54dfeacfd4fe505ece098
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74762 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely