Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ee4b64bdfdffb30d…

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: c30fb11ade3d1563507169a38cbe8735 SHA-1: 4c73ffb9d35adb90e639962db76efb29d5c017a6 SHA-256: ee4b64bdfdffb30ddfb8683f17206248046f1e6b44c07c801c6614d2ca95bd6b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms its malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
4927168d02543487de912da9402c0ac69b4ecf78cbed51f3c8885909f3ce3faa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75160 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely