Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bbb1cc1a09739361…

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: 62ecad0cf7f236554e18d3659b1a8643 SHA-1: 80425d171bf58117b7a72d1294c41d5d954b4283 SHA-256: bbb1cc1a09739361a675b21952fcdd47f4a91e7d347739aabc6c618658ad907f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating a potential for malicious actions such as exploiting vulnerabilities or downloading further payloads. The specific JavaScript content was too large to fully analyze, but its presence and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

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
8cb761648a45431159490a651828f68d1b0e03a72931e7c7e874d0ac73af400d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74798 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely