Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 533e935df9891d97…

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: ed07263094e7434c16cb2a6016e1823e SHA-1: f9a4747474e6115a08ee4ad64e8ac3f4d4e60c86 SHA-256: 533e935df9891d9715521e6c0556031c4e0764c14900310c84a340fc34cb3f8f
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. An embedded JavaScript stream was extracted, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The primary attack vector appears to be the execution of this embedded script.

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
73099cf4d81a1338c8a31a2cc9b54c43a7b4b24be19bf23895f4c986f96f19e4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74348 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely