Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68308326b7d83263…

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: e5b46300e1fabcf9ee79d2d299fca75b SHA-1: ded8e50097525c5f08e99c1a55db4cd566a15526 SHA-256: 68308326b7d832637d36fe3734a0a4771f31bb67e75efa6aab1056a24caceaaa
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV, which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is designed to execute code, likely to download and run a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests exploitation for client execution.

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
3b40d576bab6f748b73ab5b0bfa6fc967498de1882387f1d3c3d045a22c21609
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74789 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely