Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ba0bff8e1525dfd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: dc524852e6aaeb55c81b8b7432faae06 SHA-1: 27950db4705daec13dd8937caa35cc3c3a7a33cf SHA-256: 0ba0bff8e1525dfd2bded64c4f458af8c649c68db5a60b66bb0397f5002ef7f3
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

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

The file is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, specifically as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is indicative of an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The PDF format and the presence of JavaScript strongly suggest this was delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

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
cfc76c8dd79e3bedbce32cb0ef4fe8b85e907d593ad6a5328e4eb6037f0e29fd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74363 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely