Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68172f8a3e008ccc…

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: 4aab56c1a23cb2261dc475948ad2e4bc SHA-1: 26d14f22655f6af64c6f87f45f972b9657c0501e SHA-256: 68172f8a3e008ccc384228757cbaf95d6dd9d9be595ffc96e704866151910a7c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV detection confirms this, identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
6af1741d25b378bae8a9a62aa8bfd692a8cc9a5179b13a27a8721fb2b46afa43
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74550 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely