Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 06554055f21a5905…

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: 524c831c9985bc0f2615f3208f3be6aa SHA-1: 142af5723b1e0f26f2bb1297a22dd5c95aec2a8c SHA-256: 06554055f21a5905f71bb2fdb471cd9640d3a5f92632dd6a76052771ab568db7
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristic firings. The specific detection name 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' is the primary IOC.

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
5aa540b55ab434d87ca33d2e88f9b19d6a19b64df573201f9cefb9350f0adc53
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74718 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely