Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fba46bd0db471746…

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: a267e2a68ecf81032f377b4a0f6b7bb7 SHA-1: 4f73abc6bb5a9fe0c2765d913fb2b4869019f786 SHA-256: fba46bd0db47174618ae1502511bb8de2b064d6410c3ae802767b3cdc282f521
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 arbitrary code. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics confirm the presence of potentially harmful script content within the PDF. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging JavaScript to deliver a malicious 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
d59f8922615ec9db14dc5db7b81a2731f4c22d483da0074da881bd2b701a7c35
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74969 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely