Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d21ad173ed0962d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: ddf7a215e194a91da972a795d7ec6bf8 SHA-1: 10dd4d30cce95387e5d27b7ca9a02968e1bb9545 SHA-256: 3d21ad173ed0962dd983e8b1b7d0c345cd04c9b3bee593323b0d7f4a21ddc249
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating malicious content. Specifically, the presence of embedded JavaScript (PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS) suggests an attempt to execute code. The ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' further supports the malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for this type of threat.

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
aa509215711256ef4e7d28841e7342b86069551e5cff109867097bd65db4583f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74613 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely