Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 080799a76cf66b49…

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: 87d0cd5c9ab03a0c6b175e10d7140e43 SHA-1: 02aacb1c0b59efbb804877dddd289ab56ff2ccb5 SHA-256: 080799a76cf66b4973378bdcd456cbd5cb8be00a3fe3fb518d3829be75cf34ef
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics and ClamAV detection as malicious (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166). The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. This is a common technique for delivering malware via email attachments.

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
aabaaaddfcdc51a4e563ff90780be2e310fd2774aaee11fd224f3f2d960da32e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76563 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely