Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25da816697441dce…

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: e6fb4c045fda7c524c0336ab3d4b06b5 SHA-1: bbd5e6dbef9c82dbb9df3c1ec5a27cab4211eb4a SHA-256: 25da816697441dce7f9354a9a041edfd3482904f7d9b66ec0c080851c2fd01c4
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for this type of malware.

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
67efcf4649318271768d4c43c7603facff0f88963e6333fdb971930b15529d41
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74822 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely