Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63c528c9fc77ba45…

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: 7ea7f135cb87fce001f02f2293c37c3e SHA-1: ef3aafac2f140b50a06865e98c0aca1c919d6e58 SHA-256: 63c528c9fc77ba454e40258cb9d61d3e28111a8ff91f899094881eb45703faa7
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is indicative of an attempt to execute arbitrary code. This suggests the document is likely a malicious attachment designed to exploit a vulnerability and download further malicious content.

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
922f4310a671630a03e0299e1ad135a542abe718bb236c3aa57c32f9208d8e79
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74629 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely