Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b0692c796cfb9cd…

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: 12782e144469e33422fcffcbdbbb7bda SHA-1: 4e87a4fc277b78f22d02d76f139893f7db6664b9 SHA-256: 0b0692c796cfb9cd71d8a69d7d4ca72089997b5005b9c3f5b7247e02abe40eaa
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. This indicates a typical downloader or dropper functionality, commonly delivered via spearphishing 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
ca1c419d458953f0fb6ba485571f3455f0907cd6db94015bf21bd00e7802eebf
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74899 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely