Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0d987e9daff7443d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: a542b2a8f1f4b8e2aaa3b97b8985c441 SHA-1: 3f393df32e4b974d909a32d748a763c4046921ce SHA-256: 0d987e9daff7443d53e50173960099033a354e902ad64ee96b1b75be9266589c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, which identified it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristics and the 'pdf-javascript-stream' artifact, strongly suggests an attempt to exploit a client execution vulnerability. The JavaScript code, though partially obfuscated, appears designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
2f605d4e8aa99275be0e404a6a04a8bed39deb800fcb726b88ee4965bec22cab
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74933 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely