Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a95b779a0261a9d3…

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: 848a42500b977436b96dde010aa1dbe7 SHA-1: e97163b2a0b6c72d1d21dc8aec21602516c3e213 SHA-256: a95b779a0261a9d3bb10b0226a8bbd0623cafbc0dc709780a8bd71d636c3a7f6
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest the presence of a known trojan. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
ccfe24517ba8adcf9e148c242d98038c8d60c342474557b51217c397ef90a6d6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74338 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely