Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c413c326c51b3f53…

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: c207e50b0d9f4d0c984fc2ccd02c128f SHA-1: 0f2a629e3fdab143e50e846f5d9078e86df683f9 SHA-256: c413c326c51b3f53944ba5bb42d4e63557279168526efda7f53f34840299c5da
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. 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
a61224ea478864e8d89f2ecd0a30a98b1ef70f8dc8876af94fff0569d3ee6629
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75179 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely