Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b2708f70e719981…

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: e3528d93288fec34ae4cf9f8d7c1510b SHA-1: 5f7d2e4cac86246c3193b8496ea4911ba2c703b4 SHA-256: 1b2708f70e7199814a125fcf4f852bb5eb28af32e0824783cf3f7cfb3ebe0f0c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was also detected, indicating the likely execution of a malicious payload. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict. The specific nature of the JavaScript payload could not be determined due to its size and potential obfuscation, but its presence alongside the ClamAV detection points to a downloader or exploit execution.

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
b7790f7b591dfb668f8f7581a6671b7cf0383fbd4860e1a4819780f29fc3bbf8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75174 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely