Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6ade20ee720da6b6…

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: 67f3c03001dc3817b0c21843a1faddd6 SHA-1: 8b6415a8c799e93b2b658df1f87f3d0db918ebd4 SHA-256: 6ade20ee720da6b6ac3d3ba236ce5e029d7e066d91a799b93f86a58c7a2d400e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the string manipulation and the overall structure of the script. The ClamAV detection name 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' is included as a primary IOC.

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
6aff71c39435eb32714b0146be46d859a7373aeb29614103da2e50562d2814a2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74357 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely