Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 440b104ddc25ada6…

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: dcf466838ec170c8255c8878db068eb7 SHA-1: 8043d0fcd36c8b1dc303f26bb371734a008d2bbd SHA-256: 440b104ddc25ada6b807859bc310c7bcba26ed6b4142d403f9edcf4746adb243
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript, identified by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS rules, suggests the execution of a secondary payload. ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' further confirms its malicious nature and provides a specific identifier for the 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
b61b38d1dcbde5acde2ebfb9721b464db380817fd80526899e1ac48f4152e2fc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75193 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely