Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 16488c717b3c51bf…

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: 2cf8d2b32ba0d02159ab6f2a794cadcb SHA-1: 4e3529dc593709bc834066f201e96c960e671b79 SHA-256: 16488c717b3c51bfb008c40220628d9822bc4a4ef5ab443fe9b8ed054619d91c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was detected, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams points to T1059.007 (JavaScript) as a likely technique, and the overall nature of the file suggests it was delivered as a Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001).

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
9cdde13ef20dc509cb99badc5a50fc8b2578425683bac52a53e5fe8111ceb5bc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74806 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely