Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca0b6748302066b9…

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: 5d8328faf71c38c574bd56bc39b3e76c SHA-1: 5dcf3bfac2daab5a4eca8a5eb58485f0713dbb44 SHA-256: ca0b6748302066b937636452d4054b38131c97d2c313c9b0f49ee5b363261e91
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms this is a malicious sample, specifically identified as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code.

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
1fa1d05c8995c5b8e44144427168552581415ed27ffb5929913015df07eaab9a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74409 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely