Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f50ba42cdb32e31…

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: d7aab4cf323254a7d30e28b382210c28 SHA-1: dae471bcfe816bf02a2ffadeef18b8c65c2b909d SHA-256: 0f50ba42cdb32e317c5fa87457d27e6762dbc9f5aff017102668faf4aaf2edeb
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 multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, although heavily obfuscated, is designed to execute code, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities and likely download a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests an exploitation vector.

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
b26a176cb5c23bc242d703c85555d1a485d07f85acacbc4a0267869b86410767
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74576 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely