Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffc10062cae187d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 1e4532cfea0ee81049ac92ec06304fbb SHA-1: 76beaa8d208280e4740c22f4ef8eb006ac4a7df0 SHA-256: ffc10062cae187d793de553b622315c0be035ceb3abe1dbbfe72ee3b2c2bfedb
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript within the PDF structure, indicating an attempt to execute code. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although its exact function is obscured by obfuscation.

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
ed486379fc63a51c23990b6a6ec45848d778249f5cd6839134e5ec47b318bcee
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76123 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely