Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f08ec8e6a34b7ee7…

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: a1d1162e5e729b3316e21f8c373381aa SHA-1: b1089335faae58f0f3c070a9580567c3b2c4c9ec SHA-256: f08ec8e6a34b7ee78472f1c4cbe8847fdf98a33e20f960b08ec19cb895420581
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. ClamAV detections of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggest this file is part of a malware distribution campaign. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
88255eb50d09513431c5e93f429b1a5660dbebd0a7ad4157fe22f0dcc9d475c4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75159 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely