Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d18b100524182f31…

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: 85097ac408b8f2986faa228f56191844 SHA-1: 7e47575c6d7f76d01f7b8db9bac2b9eaff4295c6 SHA-256: d18b100524182f31755de4f973c650387fa9d95e1b043a9ebd8fd83216c0fc45
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although its exact function is obscured by obfuscation.

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
057988fd9f135065c2dcb79027cf9e72dd697bc20dcc37d0c40d6796efb5ff0d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75188 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely