Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1915d0f791107088…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 8ddcfa85b9e3ecb06fd2fd97cf4b21af SHA-1: 7d876701488d951892c320cc258ce803f81ea919 SHA-256: 1915d0f7911070880fb9051ed87f1423f7d34abe69d710f334d9e457e5df6220
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with heuristics indicating the presence of embedded JavaScript. This JavaScript is likely intended to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, a common technique for delivering further malicious payloads. The specific ClamAV detection name suggests a trojan agent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • 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
e35debcc598c9943c3d4778aaacffc1c39ab028c284077c6c185f4a6816e172f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74985 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely