Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0d91cb986433de29…

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: 22a6ca003e66d98d7940de2b54494834 SHA-1: 3affb39b3f95f3e1e8b7a9a329637321384c16e7 SHA-256: 0d91cb986433de29c51bc106cd28ecd561d43a84093e51e76e30c4ef1cf3adaa
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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, which specifically flags it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of PDF JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly indicates an attempt to execute code. The obfuscated JavaScript likely serves to download and run a secondary payload, a common technique for this type of threat.

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
1d25fc34dba41847271c02b5fb4bc8747a723003ef033722e0b24288c0d9af32
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74303 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely