Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c7862f9f21ea45a9…

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: 1ffded6f43c38f3cd313f2590b9fbe27 SHA-1: 485768c9b23d2562804d98257047255853858267 SHA-256: c7862f9f21ea45a98e51dca5afc2fc2fcc13dbd02c0ddc67bd8c0d41349b2803
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 the document is designed to execute malicious code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The document body was unreadable, limiting further analysis of the 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
bc180a907ec446f7d09d78c4024207492e49ed945c69c37ca0adbb589ba35861
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75194 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely