Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f3bdc7a801474058…

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: 9d71b7594f2830dbf64b089a6982c17a SHA-1: 6ad4bc1353a8d75ba739dda24d67d614df44a1fd SHA-256: f3bdc7a80147405807cba3b26a4fc2585d05fd84d517309cb717624f59479057
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The large size of the embedded JavaScript object (75019 bytes) suggests complex functionality.

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
647e8aff8cf3bc68306455265b1649ea2833eac4c1ecb8b068b78ac5adef01bc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75019 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely