Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5bdcb785a6e40f9…

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: 79f0d61db743a14599a0c2b9a043ae35 SHA-1: d74167d51d1d952f6fefb78a59574d4b4b4ad164 SHA-256: a5bdcb785a6e40f9c2c4ae52109151368f38c39125725a88d4144d8da1d5c3be
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although the specific actions are not fully detailed due to the nature of the extraction.

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
e0a9b073fb17d94ba31d205962f81755782f79723152aefd56d6a253d6d8b6ed
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74967 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely