Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 115ec9c5bb37422e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 8f37dee1401a6ea5ff346391887c41c1 SHA-1: 134e075449ba010302f55b18711a461dde785e56 SHA-256: 115ec9c5bb37422ee726045aafbe0527675b832691ebbeef233818e59367a3bc
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics as malicious. The ClamAV detection indicates it is a known trojan, likely Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript is responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is 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
c9484ee6e9562ad9cd09c563d462b2e0aaec76e2058c0a752a1a0273313178b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76530 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely