Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a09e746eef424ffa…

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: 9277cff9a05a98188872fabcc8f37d75 SHA-1: bb6913f38386776975f1eca533c87f30c5050ae2 SHA-256: a09e746eef424ffaad99407e6c5c6c6f10cc1e32a0749c0d36c93e30765aa775
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

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 code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests that the script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no direct clues about the lure.

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
6ce89dec753d47261041a1171defeb3465b06a6b9477a738f0cb6a99806a4550
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74570 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely