Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ff3465a7d45dcb7d…

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: 9fce4a286e5a7754781942d91b5401da SHA-1: bc091cabbedf21c8d967420b2e84cea424179a26 SHA-256: ff3465a7d45dcb7da715130848a5fa6e73b8cf17ffe0adf91d6835180fe93226
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests the document is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into running malicious scripts, likely for downloading and executing further stages of malware.

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
c20b617633d6f09990d4fbaa913898b6bb4e2f3862799b2645577df1aca6214e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74613 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely