Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd45703b142bbc01…

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: 68118406c39067ad9c27502e7e6ff76b SHA-1: 8ed0b4ea9893a021aebdf3f542bce93d57ddbf4c SHA-256: dd45703b142bbc012251328b9ee58ccf33c628b7e6df7fb37d0f40f78b713899
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 the document's primary function is to execute malicious code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery.

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
39967a35cb6002ecba667b5bf690c4e0f530f03300029bb21e568a254d08e2f3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75141 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely