Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7649b06669076cf…

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: af9e9df0292773cc6f0ad1edcb9c3170 SHA-1: 204b063a3065b6c1e994c37f770dbe8c8e356737 SHA-256: d7649b06669076cf4b84d72b87dd9781decfa840d0dd40a9a6ac14ae4d80f652
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

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 arbitrary code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
fd56c3fa2294cfbab0c3848591b79c132fcdf95879ccf73d263b05b10b754c21
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75866 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely