Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6bd9052018c39ff8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: ffd0f0c445cfb3d595fcd439ff8f9ed9 SHA-1: ce75410ffd70e1e5353fb8be61c12238cae2df83 SHA-256: 6bd9052018c39ff8d2ff46a444d95948448cbf221db5718bac7ff30bad6ea108
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. It contains embedded JavaScript which is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams points to exploitation of client execution vulnerabilities within the PDF reader.

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
897b13b9b20de020cd906372dbe1a4e617bfc08d0e3dbe2a5e4b5dcb447e9914
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75131 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely