Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b15d1507a65a5961…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 84aa844a01fe6e4d5d55d9b3922516c2 SHA-1: b08f61cabea69550ae3fee97baef79080efc96a9 SHA-256: b15d1507a65a596113befc1c74d6638abd03a48eab98deb3dda49032889e1b01
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections confirm the file is malicious, specifically identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage 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
fd49e525b9f1c4f0d439e185b2abcb4b071243775dd8be8b531e9d6a26cec634
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75932 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely