Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7c5fa6c1c39368f…

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: 950cbb67e1966799577ff2b8395d0c5a SHA-1: ca2f1de0b2732e8de23a69804bcb27921fab60ad SHA-256: b7c5fa6c1c39368f68e503211156f2d9d8788c32f837f261fd1dd67de3ac3454
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 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
68271f1156a18080511cb2f2fbbacdbc08f7c3594ee896418ac665b22d8e2445
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74756 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely