Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5cf92a3723b587e0…

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: fd8c2648010c9f94064d0ea374f855d2 SHA-1: b151aa41329f59094881b671e34b4c810298b630 SHA-256: 5cf92a3723b587e056faac51605179c54c8908cd0ecd3d15929fd5483092011f
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV identifies it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript, though obfuscated, appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
1b079497bf39a06ef4593c7705892b15e9d4ef1806651e003564625d8b99d4a0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74907 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely