Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6f39cafa84f4730c…

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: 2c26ff96b1e71cc76da7685a732db5f4 SHA-1: 69a540e358cfe024489ef2326325b17cc2ccd40f SHA-256: 6f39cafa84f4730c5faae02a5da4ea0279ce2e699d8b37a2ba98e172809f9e81
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 ClamAV which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings and the extracted script, strongly suggests an attempt to exploit a vulnerability for client execution. The script's obfuscated nature and truncated content prevent a detailed analysis of its specific actions, but its likely purpose is 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
ec3878c02753eaf8f9f0f1b92c677bfac4267f5809601fbbeef1d548a4a22821
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74380 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely