Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0069c5163e72ae03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 1c20a630e039f71c84278bb78f045fe3 SHA-1: 36d1b7ffc0dc594dd17abe5489c06e0f4cffdd8a SHA-256: 0069c5163e72ae0304b90505d0681e88d60f3c56593ced775961333e9147df62
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0' and an extracted artifact detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, identified by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that the PDF is designed to execute malicious code. The obfuscated JavaScript likely attempts to download and run a secondary payload, a common technique for dropper malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0
  • 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
89368c7b81ff43ae3413d957a7f2285ad0497061fec75d178dfaf6b873806ea7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 73951 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely