Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ead65eb70eb137cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 2232e77a56d0661a2b4813fd9156990a SHA-1: 6242f1f8844ee34d122e74835d8f0759d8a43c3e SHA-256: ead65eb70eb137cf6277e63ec5d0ff90312d97d59162bc96a1214e2751cf7962
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detection as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a secondary payload. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

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
5df08bb32071fa70239c7a4bbaaa833a369d5178805e8628cfdca2b1591d5e52
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74758 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely