Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dbe59b22a9b7b8cc…

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: 781586752c574f5f591415c2b34e38f8 SHA-1: 476399b4e00c413c5dc63cd3f55cd76dd3e1b33e SHA-256: dbe59b22a9b7b8cc917248bacb3edc3999f195de54f7cacba80cde9ea0a9ad51
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (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 malicious code or downloading further stages, aligning with common PDF-based attack vectors.

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
57db741a6638c14b778c252656de02cf7076e9dd72fd06dca4d3b3042d2d7b2a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75141 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely