Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 029c266b156200c6…

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: 10352e44696383f0e30b5c41fb79a31b SHA-1: 295f879b08f5915c9a67891c890fa4759443e5fd SHA-256: 029c266b156200c6c1575e1140d3dee2c70b4e746a38bcc5764cba0756615f99
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was found, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams strongly suggests this technique.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

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
0e3185ce1a825cf59a4c792ff5cc19e9f52471af4e595475209135b3f9bac736
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74186 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely