Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cb6a11e0deffec4e…

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: 291aa5c44f72725f31c4050e9ca0685c SHA-1: 59ab3cb506beba9f45371d90792c2540336bc4a1 SHA-256: cb6a11e0deffec4e172004be969b67ba0fba481a39fe7737881814e6cf6b7d21
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This suggests the file is designed to execute malicious code, likely for exploitation or payload delivery.

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
3a4ac844efae9ffa720de64d305ff99b290e2443a961c0b9b6deba12c2570b20
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74543 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely