Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e5436b8213bbd9aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 6b95102f9273a9267ec3b44a8ff84a9e SHA-1: 8674a543fd877633a575f8f67ebd6cc329681a12 SHA-256: e5436b8213bbd9aa2c3c13b34bbff37c9de0a3c6f9cd7d9571345367e49c4748
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 code. This JavaScript 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
cc1791ec01438c3d8ef4c85159626396ef399d4dde36bdb6734e0d83df157992
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74529 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely