Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cf6e5a831b15c261…

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: 9d16c1b9f18d2051db1189205f51cb82 SHA-1: 5006ccdbc10eb579f564d734acacef1993b0c5ec SHA-256: cf6e5a831b15c261c2c967e5b1ef1f2a462e7031b5ad54746fa20b82f05bb957
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 malicious code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics further support this. The primary IOC is the ClamAV detection signature.

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
996aa3a8058582676459ad087db4af5aebc713d82d2d3848485a8e36471a6fdf
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75128 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely