Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ab4834f591d467d…

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: 66ea0c3049df09f506119bf9d07a3697 SHA-1: 11f19d31aeec08590c97d6054d4ba25ee03a3c72 SHA-256: 0ab4834f591d467da2257e7188cf61a3da38d3f2ff0b0644f93cb9ef314d04df
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, specifically identified as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. It contains embedded JavaScript which is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests exploitation for client execution, likely delivered via spearphishing.

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
9e1dd594f1592f69abc7d62c2ee462416cce5f74879e0dac8963bb04b2bb8f39
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74604 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely