Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f946308d9f3f74e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.7 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: e613c80796faa7b69a524343da7f713a SHA-1: 8154c88db4926292bac21dca995add1c178c0156 SHA-256: 5f946308d9f3f74e9d9ca44ff3e887b8c58374444ac53e8978c4af5db4c529b9
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. Embedded JavaScript was detected, indicating the likely execution of a malicious script. This script is responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage 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
b04d1d7ab429cc6e81b9f363943566277f0f41e1feb0dd7652b165c4814a9670
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76099 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely