Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f49c2766a58bec4a…

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: 74d92da434d8d949ae45ab97a2ada633 SHA-1: 49a86fd3a11021f9a13ed9117d92e72ad1531e07 SHA-256: f49c2766a58bec4a5053c6492aef94c58897a260765add634b57bad5f0354ead
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics as a PDF JavaScript action and an embedded JS stream. ClamAV detections indicate it is Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV detection strongly suggest a malicious intent, likely for malware delivery.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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
0f90ba4678954d31e4297b36611c43ec6232cc55e3d089d64c4e354d304e6bb6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75335 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely