Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 deb15a47b03e9259…

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: cd517e673161f8907101095d1ceae388 SHA-1: 90ba862fbfa2179af37bd72c362ea2c30be839fd SHA-256: deb15a47b03e9259a56befe89efaf0454f2a9c37eea92a6e5ade5e67fcc673ea
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests the document is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into running malicious code, likely for downloading further stages of malware.

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
7f97921679787df3c7bb0e04d0fafe50e5667467f5bd6950cb2346d7885f0d0e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74533 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely