Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 06892a0ca4a8eb27…

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: 38002045e51046eeb91eb8f888bc11b3 SHA-1: c0c1a23af677820c2fdf9c84524a86eaea6e4f87 SHA-256: 06892a0ca4a8eb27d028757386d06efe87615c5861848d179b33defaa7f4352e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution. The JavaScript appears to be heavily obfuscated, but its presence strongly suggests an intent to download and execute a secondary payload.

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
8deacb8480256c5776f2644dd65eeeb42f88077de5921f439b1f8a763108aed8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75059 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely