Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffbd8de524bda4e8…

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: 3e022664dda4173a0ee2e7c4dccd3b79 SHA-1: 661163976313a35d7e6c3b042e12d77ba03e29fd SHA-256: ffbd8de524bda4e89352d26f39747211ea8c031ad7e43aef55bcfa0c80fa7164
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating a known malicious signature. Heuristics also identified embedded JavaScript, suggesting the file's purpose is to execute malicious code. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery.

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
0bb8218667ec2d0a44fee1ef1b22eb2aceb44d01ae31d7e007543910e9de44bf
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75139 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely