Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 67d1b8f9caf2df76…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 0f8b00c1f003535e7c690877eb55ae91 SHA-1: 0473d2bc21356a97c9a4505693521e83a0a628a1 SHA-256: 67d1b8f9caf2df76ba4ac94aec2c4e58c462c95fe2c27ea6e8fa6324bfe6dee9
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. Embedded JavaScript was detected, indicating an attempt to execute code. The obfuscated JavaScript likely aims to download and run a second-stage payload, exploiting a client execution vulnerability. Given the nature of the file and the detection name, it is highly probable that this is a malicious document delivered as an attachment.

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
7b86f329def014893124c8785c87b12a2fc0f48dfdfef94335e3d908ecf6e366
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75917 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely