Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d3bf9e8cd4e2aca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: fc955b3076a6ab24d5e93dc17b2009d9 SHA-1: 2328c80e03a30eda5633e44816f6b702e8021fca SHA-256: 1d3bf9e8cd4e2acad1c68c618a32c462238f3077e1568bba936da880b5e1f26a
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was also detected, indicating the potential for malicious code execution. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The primary attack vector appears to be the exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.

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
4e5f2611c3a107e58abb26c988cdf4524a95978473d093d55b78c21b989b557c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74745 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely