Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6da40e5c0c1c05a…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 3e7d33b9ffe208454436021c97d071ea SHA-1: 13df0e1f2b9a2459da4d6a6fab5dfa7d12ed6187 SHA-256: e6da40e5c0c1c05a89f2a0adc280fc768f7f38726c6033186bb5d06533cdf543
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating the potential for malicious script execution. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics suggest the file is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the exact nature of the payload cannot be determined from the provided evidence.

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
e5b8ffcc8d815642af4fde4c98b131626f21608a9669104dd6a05c0b954c1226
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74565 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely