Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7bce276393c3022…

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: 1f0a3f4b01032760feab532699cba70b SHA-1: 1474f9e3bb0525872a23bf6dd02084dd9a853e23 SHA-256: e7bce276393c30221342b897bd77246cd16b6cdb7bc09ec5a5e24970cfcfc91f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript

The critical ClamAV heuristic indicates the file is detected as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Additionally, PDF-specific heuristics fired for JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams, suggesting the file attempts to leverage JavaScript for malicious execution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
f39488b1ab8fdd0244e3d7dd5c0046dab25de7d90420d4a25ce19a7bbf2dfa58
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74762 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely