Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ece5e837264ab687…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 4d1211a95a90822385bcbb3cf41e86c7 SHA-1: 747c54093931e49d2c8fb10ec6589d668b4857e1 SHA-256: ece5e837264ab687d3864de7d97537509af846256543efdeace57df2b641d2f4
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 an attempt to execute code. The JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured by obfuscation. The 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
72306dc22bd2efd7367279c2074f4e53097f9e5de2d10afd0eec1a39ba4e90a2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74545 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely