Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 619fb2f917732453…

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: 2393cd0057ab20f7a2c31fb3693826dc SHA-1: ee10746f3055297fc35436db3e630f0dd486c91c SHA-256: 619fb2f917732453de85a9c3ddf1e10de556abe7f0c538d8c7091f503dbe492e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript was detected, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The obfuscated JavaScript likely attempts to fetch and run a second-stage payload, aligning with a typical dropper or downloader attack pattern.

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
5dc2bf78b8e502f9470a4eb1cd29737cef5d7af8b65de3d29b114143bb7d1b0f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74196 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely