Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69bf4b59058de494…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: fd5583f27222d1bd4181b4f0a4f51e16 SHA-1: 94697ce4aa0f66316d8b23c04630543d3a971b21 SHA-256: 69bf4b59058de4946259b1ae70abc26dabf3a76a4f547c1a5fcc21c834a78250
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities and downloading further malicious content. Heuristics and ClamAV detection confirm the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated, but its presence strongly suggests it is used to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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
5a79b3eb9daf1f3f2598e1222c47333ac14a44c77ffa883233c3a645dec5aa15
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74601 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely