Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0bbc656fe141a6e3…

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: 696924e65662d8c657372938162c4300 SHA-1: 5eb24e683f8dadbaf71ff145b0b006836f8fefaf SHA-256: 0bbc656fe141a6e38c5f37de3be8a498ceb18cb7cb3ae09c108357920f1710f9
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166', and an ML classifier indicating high maliciousness. Embedded JavaScript was extracted, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams strongly suggests this technique.

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
88a314c91813f1efcf74bbb4a0df37a12372f8c999e933c91472d5f926f8a0d0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74764 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely