Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8215bd0ce3d47ef…

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: 9f548d3c9ff045248a1169f3919dc945 SHA-1: fd9b3db3111382916eff46c7a66c5a3914e8508a SHA-256: d8215bd0ce3d47ef419d15de6545538a11c98f425f0251112cd0b0ca4b796f20
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, indicating a likely attack pattern of a downloader. The JavaScript stream is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload. The document body was unreadable, providing no further context.

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
571d9f736a22af51d4ef6f55bc9e95edd2ef661bcf652a6eeba3ad39449cba44
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74290 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely