Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 046dc9df8b37ec9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 9350f410c4cc8e36226e216e724c040a SHA-1: 9b47be4acb28f08228192ae4a9fa4a7cb2df8784 SHA-256: 046dc9df8b37ec9d7183251314e51f65d69c948e47015d37d0705bec526b7b01
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, suggesting it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The JavaScript code itself is heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the malware detection strongly imply a malicious intent, likely delivered via spearphishing.

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
647541f08e859d8c2605a181d166609dee888065889f57bf5648cb7bfb4f390e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75094 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely