Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f86daa5eca48a05…

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: 52e1470b509ef4550c9770530f1fd336 SHA-1: dd3f00f3b5eb7e12620af77199444a53930409e1 SHA-256: 5f86daa5eca48a05c9e39318ee98e224963d35bc932bbee5bbefaaebb76005d0
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166', and an ML classifier indicating high maliciousness. Embedded JavaScript was extracted, which is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams within the PDF strongly suggests an attempt to exploit the user via a malicious attachment, aligning with the 'Spearphishing Attachment' technique.

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
983979321f5d39b66f5536e05d97fca59812f800a21501f335420e6fb9cbb448
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74698 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely