Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a0a2085fec458ba…

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: 00c18b527499b3cf346eca80d98e834d SHA-1: 88b1e3f29a79b59ff6f39ffa5b50b51db5673634 SHA-256: 6a0a2085fec458ba4b8026f41a4dd187e95157b87c471c28061731d92a15d528
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is present and likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery. The presence of JavaScript and the malicious verdict strongly suggest a spearphishing attachment attack vector.

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
466919bbf2b59093509b7826e960ea84b1e7a96495e0413418b10fcf705df8c2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75153 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely