Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 495dcce70051ea10…

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: da3f759c03fa20f876d2bab57c2787e4 SHA-1: cf6f758dd04cb4e81b8f3f9a66ce3c6c3d1091d9 SHA-256: 495dcce70051ea10c8871df5df5ffed1ea0978058de777d00cf4dcbe57fe735c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely 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
472bf1ea354ec1f751c21479e453a6c6d1d9f39b2e0825eaf17ae0a14c79cd2c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74834 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely