Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6b0ebd97a7a877b8…

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: 5717fad04b06e6730342254a40bd4574 SHA-1: 7c25d9795c7e8c4c8c67dc5c4cb754d5dd0d697f SHA-256: 6b0ebd97a7a877b8951d7e6314c2c5faa2313c9f82fe2d2576fe8372e61663dd
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF file that contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in PDF readers. Heuristics and ML classifiers indicate malicious intent, and ClamAV detection confirms it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript is heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the PDF structure strongly suggest it's designed 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
cf3875cb9b9bd87f7f55b3733f019a8c99393f11aaf65dcdb19cd8729e71be74
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75177 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely