Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a7fdc213df6f091…

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: 9a55fb6b641820ae2f8f4a8aabd21e31 SHA-1: 30504b570f185d00cd3ca36a36809810861bfa0a SHA-256: 6a7fdc213df6f091469e3be26c510a891ea91384eaa4938c3ecaf490f4d23a7b
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript was detected, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The presence of JavaScript and the malicious verdict strongly suggest an attack pattern involving spearphishing attachments designed to deliver a 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
52f6b121ffd8d4482e00a5380c011aa32422920e35200ff74e757c1dd7f07dde
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75198 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely