Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 169347d8e0fd715d…

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: a54e7eaf77d44601d1188fdac43dd6dc SHA-1: e7772828f8153c30cd39b8cd29b4004bdcbf4aa0 SHA-256: 169347d8e0fd715de1eb840334743b6f618ba2e35fd31470dc36ba045b0934c9
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 engines, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics, strongly suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities and download a secondary payload. The obfuscated JavaScript code, though truncated, indicates malicious intent to execute code. The file's nature as a PDF with embedded scripts points to a likely delivery via spearphishing.

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
9c61814a777629df70e32af6aaaa1fdac150cc956a9b23e8d4802e15108db35d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74358 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely