Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6dc63e1df6bd9d40…

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: 9056ee025ae0a49165500d40970d7927 SHA-1: baa4f73f20a65a33871b817fe842daff5b5b896a SHA-256: 6dc63e1df6bd9d40f06cebc2d9cc622a889eeb104e246da7a8889584f203365a
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV, which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The file contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities and execute code. The obfuscated JavaScript, though truncated, suggests it is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
912a7e4dba9fd4bee9712079b7fa734be225bec71d0109cbf7ec768f7078d971
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74729 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely