Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a18111b5cdbf5b93…

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: bddb77738c19a0ead3b9ad76ad6cf6e1 SHA-1: a2f574ef7abc51fb7432990824c34b5225e3651f SHA-256: a18111b5cdbf5b93250a039c39ff4fa1522b3c149d2e4fc9aa923110758c4d8b
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, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
8f7fc12d590440a710121cd0b12a2396b59b876db59f8433de4e2e5bbd7466ff
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74778 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely