Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0748c1f503f6fa0a…

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: 569aed285942b0dc25ee8cd2035dd317 SHA-1: 7640bee79ef6fc020b121018b3a0cdc7fa4035e5 SHA-256: 0748c1f503f6fa0a3bf13600f4469184d42ae99e18e01b8a8fb55a3237d6ab9a
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript was detected, which likely attempts to exploit a vulnerability to download and execute a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the script prevents a more detailed analysis of its specific actions.

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
14b3e41e51e090488905c8a583b99fd82f3b41d682d7a4a8b70c053c7e4f7464
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74775 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely