Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8fefa0c94d91c7d…

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: 1c2557d015c4f32da396231ee961ff97 SHA-1: cb7eb86253396c77e024929aaf47b3c9e54ba895 SHA-256: d8fefa0c94d91c7d4ec4ba4291feb2e2259b462b5ada937370ea7c5d3beffd5a
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This suggests the document is designed to execute malicious code, likely for exploitation or payload delivery. The presence of JavaScript points towards techniques like code execution and potentially further stages of infection.

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
7a188cbb6307bb2b15554d4545a20eb86b43401dd874547a92eb80754af4a7c9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74771 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely