Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df811d010a71a698…

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: 9c1d70af4ffe62919e7a0f4c01befe37 SHA-1: 96fa8261611a50b2e5e35d9ed98e7a75879d259f SHA-256: df811d010a71a6984639a28a58d19d6e70d0fd38610e53a968ecd60f5e91a863
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute additional malicious content. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests this malicious intent. No specific family could be identified, but the techniques used are common 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
9f35b6497d096bc9b42f0e2143abd20ea1289d91a298e3547976c32133745070
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75114 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely