Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 65e3b3a7fb97d60f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: e4d3906e9c9fc9e71871f627748a2c77 SHA-1: 7f0e8c0fffd53985d9878d6434b6b511efdaeac3 SHA-256: 65e3b3a7fb97d60f6a983b3d9c8234e08089086b0caaca93611ba904989b9494
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a malicious PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristics and ClamAV detection. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' strongly suggests a trojan downloader or agent.

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
577110262d59f08ed764c4f791712a5cfeda462bfd1212245d6a0a5b627b4d3c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75120 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely