Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8aeb32e218aa8c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 1f466876c96e5a5df07fb37a81b22037 SHA-1: dcdfd9e303b052a066b03cdb286687ee29c9675c SHA-256: c8aeb32e218aa8c6d17c80ee6a21a6819e08ff52d2c13c313c6c5629765fd7ab
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) confirm the malicious nature of the file. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, leading to the detection of a trojan agent.

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
93aa51dca3264ad09ed65bd4f36d15ff46ea4f3ec7ddfd2f80cd39a6c2db13d6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74911 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely