Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c4da369e2aca452d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: b24a9fcca3b4a636e8db6fb37abc61a0 SHA-1: 409f33af0a5e50c02f9c844ac47617e15872c19d SHA-256: c4da369e2aca452d300f450a1043d4346896df1e320050606a436060c8e6d661
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The document body was unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest the file is a malicious dropper or exploit loader.

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
32aa886d3ab1305a98cefce0bb67fbe8d7ac472343acd0258e90f428c45ea6ef
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74335 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely