Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb0fb4d6d3cb4787…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 1fa8641a0b000e8ee2fc5fa53a0add5c SHA-1: 51e84aae397066293c8269a91948b008c8b1189f SHA-256: fb0fb4d6d3cb4787ba925b2de31ec106c1111d2cc4d83faf8a82645a73a7c3b9
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, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. This JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing further payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities within the PDF reader.

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
1741613323892715898ced6950d5c012de0d459612bff8936bbefc3ffd138db2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74998 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely