Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f557beffb1a88d17…

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: 0e25b256a82973f7167380fb83cc7ef4 SHA-1: 6e9f7fdbac8662caecc3895f767b94b90923e369 SHA-256: f557beffb1a88d17d55b723de3bfea69ff7370bfb82a6bf827b4b8c979ea04a1
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

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, which is a common technique for delivering malware within PDF documents. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the detected Trojan 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
7270c2d0ac74ce180c4924788de3c434c33cf4f24ee003b799815d579a5b7eb1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74980 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely