Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 37e48aee02977e1a…

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: e692c3eb72ae2ad790163403989afa6e SHA-1: d354494260ab5a3100e8a8918593722acd8517f0 SHA-256: 37e48aee02977e1a07321560ee0fcd6a25ed21054c48b908b0a3f8b066f6ae22
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the ML classifier. ClamAV detection confirms it is malicious, specifically identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely leading to the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

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
e026edd9fe66e37aae3a49e9273e74893dadec356ac358d0fdeaff69125ff2ec
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74828 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely