Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2f4632952f7fbdb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: ca9d103cf8ae9e611870edeb0e23ee9d SHA-1: 023fd5a8f2612cb536a8559f8c41c2b4f2586cfa SHA-256: f2f4632952f7fbdb81edcfefaf407194abcde7aadc5c466ece69b75b2dbdb43e
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 presence of PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics further supports this. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
d34669e91b43f9814870ecfa273b418269e9e1e4962ea6cfd87d4d58d72b251b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74616 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely