Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e1aa8c808f3449f1…

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: 80a90def6f879f4aa4b8c5e5ca9bf86c SHA-1: 75322fba805cd4ea9657233db1359f7c101b72ac SHA-256: e1aa8c808f3449f1d26a536ce897ba0ac329d7d3e7ca8cc2cc52aecb914ac601
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest the presence of a known malware variant. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the execution of this detected 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
a5a9fbdb2d61db12319220daaee81efbff92f7269834632c4eabd90b42aeb37b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74423 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely