Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 abfe391ede744c93…

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: 66a4a65ca38ec0dae24ce2eb73e21dc3 SHA-1: fd70343eb13d8b9486dd564b378372d87b1f3ef7 SHA-256: abfe391ede744c934a29f9bbe4a5e4675b0e17f2f44cbe1b0c0b49765d1b3a22
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detection as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The SHA256 hash is included as a primary indicator.

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
d48cde955442e9a53125aabdf42608008cbbcb5667db4ae3b6eae4763be0dd8b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75080 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely