Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6d8c307230efa35b…

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: dd8052f8ff2b1762665abbac2839f1c4 SHA-1: ec9a1b6c15210b125bbfcad4f0333fed239a5ccd SHA-256: 6d8c307230efa35b935c85ab5daae69b108aeb8652013f74c53e15dc47837974
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript which is obfuscated but appears to download and execute a file. The ClamAV detection 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' and the ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript's obfuscated nature suggests an attempt to evade detection, likely to download and run a secondary 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
de0fdce1f78097d2234758b5daf23fb12bae1daca82aad97e1ef002164c5545d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74780 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely