Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d53b9875a0fdd8e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 2e08ef7198349ed6aef29672cc447b0a SHA-1: 31b9e12c197985d1ed8886a26c49a58e53415bc1 SHA-256: d53b9875a0fdd8e96df567d938744a3b70bbf8834031ae136f76fe5515ff63cf
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests the document is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware 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
c7d4b0d1cbed8244e3a1efde8609d5aaf30c22b266e33154ea2aeda9c5ae3890
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74691 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely