Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3fe73eb61f1199a…

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: d6906c039cfe1b4f726a2fc97d0e9217 SHA-1: 0f20deed2c9cc304d35f964e95a058a64472daa4 SHA-256: a3fe73eb61f1199af24d0def568f14df929684f8c770cc4c617ad4da4bcd6752
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating a likely attack pattern involving the execution of malicious code. The JavaScript stream is the primary mechanism for delivering 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
cd3e9e49be7b667e896038812fdc83b4917fcb482be1a9e9d4f0c579072b4f77
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74366 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely