Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6dd43d3ebec68ec8…

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: 8874d48efb3a0250bf480b11dea1dee1 SHA-1: 4fcdbcec8aeedf3b02690773b86aa3bad8b18afc SHA-256: 6dd43d3ebec68ec8a78bd39ec83375b29b25771227a46359cb001018bea75440
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics and a ML classifier as malicious. The ClamAV detection 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' further confirms its malicious nature. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for this type of threat.

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
7459fcfdaebdb528bcf41e7823086b6c0b53e4cbe716aaba662b7d44713e9f01
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74919 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely