Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da4eedd90f559584…

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: 824e6bdd10d9f121c6ad5fe7fa91f1e5 SHA-1: 37d941cc4a8e554cbb4da5ed4f2deccdbc7749d8 SHA-256: da4eedd90f559584e80f106c7cee880a4c78863038ce97b07c526dbb29938bf0
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms the file is malicious, specifically identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
485eb7f86a966701028a4410e1e84e0c4d0f988eace9201b7ffe3bbe0f280920
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75198 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely