Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0bcd809ccaa2bf3c…

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: fe4e6d428ae8b5642de15dc5b73deae5 SHA-1: a84c6040d398923ebf9b89d79258b51cfd49d236 SHA-256: 0bcd809ccaa2bf3ca12938e6b6d432e7a81b5a54f3d722beb800adba302d7eb9
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. Heuristics and ClamAV detection confirm the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary stage, consistent with a trojan downloader.

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
7644d2193322e1843b070ca172106b7e9d13c937ebe6bb062b2889e3855fb498
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74903 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely