Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef983285336caae4…

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: 6fb61773f85ee53ec99918d86c4f1d8d SHA-1: 4d411aa8dfc223a6e01b204fbccf2497d5817c99 SHA-256: ef983285336caae4199882864b8f1f80be2ef1ecec9dde1bb7bd0a90d5d8db4d
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections confirm this is a malicious file, specifically identified as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, potentially leading to the download and execution of further malware.

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
cad449823da1c66515a836789b9b2ef973e598068ad2f52d0be8ae0628c0c697
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75178 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely