Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ce50427b1a9a6b1…

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: f4f012bf75d05f51fa618711d84a0e30 SHA-1: 143673614a81605478ab03bf8f3f128db353800b SHA-256: 3ce50427b1a9a6b14d3750da6de980a8fbe46dc08bf76231faea4a3f2fc64130
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. It also contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. The ML classifier strongly supports a malicious verdict. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing 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
f5e49854d034777fe1932cf679de931b0078a130adde5a231da552565f2b2343
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75183 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely