Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8ae68ec3b5f1633…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 283696c710a4ad573ea9e861ded4854e SHA-1: 2d01f097f20e3d549b340655ecadef97137084b3 SHA-256: d8ae68ec3b5f1633291e268b4b5248d2590d2ef1e2a4cfddc250aaa88162ae94
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on both the main file and an extracted artifact confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name.

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
e0342e5bca0bc44b988ea2cd3182484062db61847ccd3e802836479ef2d49938
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76586 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely