Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 043530839b5d5514…

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: 9c7d803e87cc19c3ebea9a628bcb653f SHA-1: 042032b1236a636a405ef2fff83af9b6dab81797 SHA-256: 043530839b5d551471e50bc3200b841267761bee98cd431db18161aa3565aef5
168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV also detected it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be heavily obfuscated but is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSEOF. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
7008f25ee9f99d9a06512554054922f701c3323c35a9835746459df5b498290a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75920 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely