Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bfd26350e1cddeee…

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: 6ad8a10f285809c2b6586c96afea5641 SHA-1: 241bafb68167944b54dfc2f970dc23ea1f3f143e SHA-256: bfd26350e1cddeee331f98b3bfaf40ac775a1bb28b52f5f0b7ef2f695e07dda3
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

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 exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured by obfuscation. The document body content is unreadable, providing no further clues to the specific lure.

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
32105cea8d2666b80746eb2f59c888714599b7bac48725c07ce6c2f1c0ff344b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74792 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely