Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ec18d3360830301…

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: ed38136757e847db8a76387b093e1fea SHA-1: 878ceafc2c8bbdfa6476cc9b452be2f0674e9487 SHA-256: 3ec18d3360830301944d0004b83bf00deffa8c3627fa1eff2800d520c5c11932
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating malicious content. Specifically, embedded JavaScript was detected, which is often used to download and execute further payloads. The presence of this JavaScript is the primary indicator of malicious activity.

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
0cf73be38682be692043e56d1e8493eca4c119931255cf32fe3ac77fbcfe9537
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74430 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely