Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8728ba5c717fcc7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 2b2bb0fdf03b4d60345dd72879196be7 SHA-1: 5bfb41dc2b50331f3b562f89fccd0ed5df97f0b6 SHA-256: d8728ba5c717fcc77e0ed5c7604013edde40fa6f8cea310728a8d88b3b14ed7f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detections confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially leading to further compromise.

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
05b57992770fa5ae88b59160dc19fe0c277e281faf69da340591d2fc3f7376d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74552 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely