Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f0661d29dfd7a8a…

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: a6121e4d1daf893e23e33fe940b47541 SHA-1: eb32655d23a1156e2c0923341afe964f5e463269 SHA-256: 0f0661d29dfd7a8a9d6d2c385fec4fa4e9e3c308b4b83c3c20bf98aed103d362
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript was detected, indicating the file's likely intent to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier also provided a high confidence score for maliciousness.

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
b14f64b651e639950d22ab27145b2e7432b364975770e11456e1953104c975aa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74562 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely