Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5cc29271662ae75d…

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: 63ac3eedde72c6de48204d228c914ec2 SHA-1: 8c09ca609b18e36d75c134b48272c856442e5385 SHA-256: 5cc29271662ae75d8d361b8f012d441f0c5f047e4cf4a8835265df697b7a4a91
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier. ClamAV detection confirms it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, 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
be7c81bb1ab81a79a6e8a668d274aec4ed2508cb8dbfa560350d6471a852e2f8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75095 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely