Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63e247da7793a8c9…

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: 1b61feecf8c925528e4ea5cf603824f1 SHA-1: a8f5e5e78f0790311a2a25446fced1fb363d5376 SHA-256: 63e247da7793a8c9b3df9f8782e4e7a0e6f36b9232d33e69e8b8f503c6c6cf99
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV which identified it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The JavaScript code, though obfuscated, appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware distribution.

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
d949cc8a48f380c9eb08d52811eed1443689ca6dbbdc9263a7dbf210f3d6e608
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 76124 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely