Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c12d1ff6fbc4ecaa…

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: 08ca37346351926c2465f16e941afe94 SHA-1: 8187f266f9b281e42cca3841f025ee478d003f41 SHA-256: c12d1ff6fbc4ecaa41918f38ad5d1890d0b30a4025fdc0f6351776193c111e93
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating the document is designed to execute malicious code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics suggest the primary function is to download and execute a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery.

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
80cfe13fe69f2bd38b40c1c960d8ffd5e4bcc739a9a1a07e80af90466cb0c2c6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75155 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely