Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7f8357d9eb85db4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 93ef3b59073762d557c90baf72f05a1f SHA-1: 983cd04ec4f6ebaf9d2049108e12f6756fc858be SHA-256: e7f8357d9eb85db42a21f1fa3cddaa7ef2bef1bdbd7cdd750c65a5f51b36fa3e
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating a likely attempt to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests this malicious behavior.

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
941663f66e593089d181c8cdc17bfffc1f4cf61f2c075f5d4bb1a2c291969c54
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74823 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely