Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eeafe32c506d974a…

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: b9d7a6fd4ef03179940e6cb37e77b759 SHA-1: 1c8e4e268a520be4587893ac5d3d476cce598515 SHA-256: eeafe32c506d974ada732614b3efc7ac5bae5f0e990ec1b331314a71b397e32b
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristic firings. ClamAV detection confirms this is a malicious file, specifically identified as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
88ab11181d9a1c30e1de9ea8fd131c2ae2f3b47581295c32aa1db32a54e33f24
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74728 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely