Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dbb5ea73adf3349e…

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: 9c22789ee662418517ce0203b0c7b4ff SHA-1: ab7896eb4331e9ea4b73a04ce000dc802801ecf4 SHA-256: dbb5ea73adf3349e881fd3624301bfb450e3632e437e26a49e5acb5b6a58b27f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating a potential for malicious script execution. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams within the PDF structure strongly suggests an attempt to execute code, likely for downloading further malicious content or exploiting system vulnerabilities.

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
9e55df192bce5f1f88e2f03fe2033e17ed8882a1f5bff538a650372210f20a34
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75149 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely