Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1ce69bcd289d6e1…

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: 50e73c3083500b1475dc4f1ada5fc13d SHA-1: 1cd5bac88a40a656f17098defc1660d1a90d94db SHA-256: b1ce69bcd289d6e1204ada2eb4de22488ab74964c365c67fbab2deefd0ca8b09
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript stream is large and complex, suggesting it is responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery.

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
8d62be7008a0085c4349282d8999e5c92c01d929c1bfe6fe65a5745c1ad0716c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75119 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely