Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ea3db126457448be…

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: a01cb8819e32a7bcbc4f922d91aedc39 SHA-1: 52bc8063f1e9cae745c927e4f85a09d3ffd435f2 SHA-256: ea3db126457448be66f66fcfafe0986fcbfd7df90e512f5e5249d3598bc4f515
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 malicious code. The primary function of the embedded script is to download and execute a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The file's SHA256 hash is provided as a primary IOC.

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
bc5823a42808eece522bcfa7531aab4b88ad4e52ba6c512df5e460d14342e95b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74358 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely