Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bab311bf98ec3e26…

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: 8e7c782e4a48ad664767c3d59dd0a9c6 SHA-1: 7f4c0fa7cc822cafe264f772e2f195b65d8fa9b9 SHA-256: bab311bf98ec3e26d991fb187b43992cd38ddc756547cbd9dcbbe10a242c82be
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, suggesting it is a known malicious agent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code or downloading further payloads, aligning with common PDF-based attack vectors.

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
201b3d5f96a90e48f35c4de87d86dc1cf4894ebf162a2d5175f31747b552ea0f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74555 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely