Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f438b5d7b149495…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 34510c520460414badd35043e0c9ae1a SHA-1: b23b520b80d5d93b9b62c6a604defd677ce5caab SHA-256: 5f438b5d7b1494950543ee6eebc7f105c68025976b4485a435bf35688d246ae6
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute code. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing 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
e8692f9f91ea0a48d0c6c6f9f106b260df926660db9a4f25c0b561cbbd1310ce
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74517 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely