Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5d340bcd11fe169…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 157700653d6f0df2575887e68be451f1 SHA-1: f7117066fab032ac1513038edbd8a0cb5ea2b15e SHA-256: a5d340bcd11fe1693bedd70f10465e786eaab5f5358e10080ff37662f9f67af1
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The critical ClamAV heuristic firings indicate the file is recognized as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Additionally, the PDF structure contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common vector for exploiting vulnerabilities and delivering malicious payloads. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest a malicious intent, likely to download and execute further stages.

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
a56d674a77bc08f83a15a3eb31eabdffc17c623583e2cdaec7c3176598403076
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74739 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely