Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bf9b457657f20e64…

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: 71a344426ee3d4df9ec0e19b33ce4656 SHA-1: 810794b6e6aa64c0f89ec177014a9f6990265052 SHA-256: bf9b457657f20e64c702a2f4b2794669e0983cc93962498e3c3ec13e2733e6d0
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute 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
1c351ff2441c957725e8889ddf5dc4dba1a3e9bbea1fc80a9a140fa071de52a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74923 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely