Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddf24bb619c051c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: c0fe53f64f7a75760b0857acc0d9026e SHA-1: 6630d7c892fc7fc18d7e24d26309f874559f22ae SHA-256: ddf24bb619c051c40458d8562d47d8cefdc011fabf6cd8a653af7d0a1233d15d
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 is designed to execute malicious code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics suggest the primary function is to download and execute a second-stage payload. The document body content is unreadable, providing no further clues to the specific lure.

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
7c28e96d7f1bfdec1f60fc3d6e0325da8c4df9cf61f4c2f8562f7bd4f6017f4a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75931 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely