Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6f9d3418de19e937…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 2d822eb8c20a37b4522ea11daa49d82c SHA-1: 550706a0a9159171dbe3fba6f9213c5d9be33c87 SHA-256: 6f9d3418de19e937d39cbe4d7e93dffb29955b1d35862ad2d71e1a31b6918546
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. Heuristics and ClamAV detection confirm the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary stage, indicating a downloader or droppper functionality.

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
5d543048c78ad2c466d54878aa56e0c6ff0ce98e6316858cd8fc8d063b7658c7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75100 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely