Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4f036189365b6ab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 13113ebc2ca62653e9333b1ea62ae522 SHA-1: 8366f0eab925fb8bdbfe85b21fd69fd1b030a0ea SHA-256: b4f036189365b6ab0cbaefd83d157c5c5d364ef48f261d150c664abe37d7f19c
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 presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests the document is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or deliver a payload. The exact nature of the JavaScript payload is unclear due to obfuscation, but the ClamAV detection points to a trojan agent.

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
8d0109a45269692b61f9591b5a4f03ccfd1d8df9313b6883fd5fc233ec8218b4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74828 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely