Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 672270eaddbf72ae…

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: be4ba39b5279bfb46a20133d03e52bef SHA-1: 4175fa45a68084edb3ac0504fcb8d2f7c73f8d43 SHA-256: 672270eaddbf72aeeb19f535f6fb2bfd0cd610f12b92844cc3fecb9c3a1d3c95
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection and an ML classifier. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on an extracted artifact. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams points to T1059.007 (JavaScript) as the primary execution technique.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7268282-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7268282-0
  • 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
498c94cb8a5ac6e50e4beed96f9c5317535a6957d6216173454dd85ccb36f5be
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74635 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely