Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 612b889ac656416e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.9 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 599da3fc55dfe45cbf87a9b3f67495ea SHA-1: cfa76b731a7889a8cff6ace8483e1b4aba881ee1 SHA-256: 612b889ac656416e7b5558a0f55062aac22ec839108f9ffac1ce8be05fb3215b
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, indicating malicious intent. ClamAV detections confirm this, identifying it as a dropper. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7265647-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7265647-0
  • 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
261e73c5cbf8f2590cdcec7160b6d1fca0e22449a353307a07a6ade71d8eae2b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 83588 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely