Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd30013146df50e1…

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: 68e7d698180907ecc51a800b722c23d0 SHA-1: 786785b7627b447cd3721134aa049a66c99ace7a SHA-256: bd30013146df50e1edc0b279527c44e9b92021d5a5f400ab37d5ca9ad0792a89
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detection as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
abf7ca7c0b9dcb688900787cd540969f729b7339388e10b20311b5598ca280a6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74770 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely