Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0983a1f0f993925f…

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: 2f2cdf14f95b3aa7f2844d20f273ab42 SHA-1: e0a9048d1ef6fc0928770b4cc858d845c0b0f970 SHA-256: 0983a1f0f993925f2bafda9ab351d97fe17b4fb626bb10ee7f9a6df6c6f197af
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial execution and further system compromise. The ML classifier also strongly indicates maliciousness.

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
007f1e4293d029c882dd0639cd3f1223c925ec7a495f803c2503b414d97a9571
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74603 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely