Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 009b2ecc25573954…

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: e1d19624e4e79ab997f34eee3e0e5153 SHA-1: bc7af17ec4d5e926524857b741c945e8a1ff7fbe SHA-256: 009b2ecc2557395484c044f9c58f8f0e86ca0232c5a6904f5b083da8591bf10e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering second-stage payloads. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated, but its presence strongly suggests an intent to download and execute additional malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
b38815b9dd1be5ab64e21c6f6bb5516b95cc27c1145d5b21e020d2ea4f67baf0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75175 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely