Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b39a4add72e4598e…

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: b64040d9cab27ed952b3349b2689c186 SHA-1: 030721ca0e2dc5cd13a832f6b5e5ce0785b03710 SHA-256: b39a4add72e4598efa4daa87028042db4c73d34b1a5ad61567e7fb934b0c5659
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 a likely attack pattern involving the execution of malicious code. The JavaScript is suspected to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the exact functionality is obscured. The document body was unreadable, providing no further context.

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
f85c7cbf567f130ca1de3385dbff62c7192ea0e302e6af13e9b8bec2be6280aa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74770 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely