Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6fc33a21b2a78fe6…

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: 902b86539368e22129d565a3f24cfefd SHA-1: 2d1a59239bd39da4b41b4e4e4b7394fe72aede60 SHA-256: 6fc33a21b2a78fe675e4d65be8066e458e8ed206a07cc1709f947b97e9241643
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV detection confirms this, identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The JavaScript appears to be heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the ML/heuristic flags strongly suggest it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload, aligning with common malware delivery techniques.

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
2ab2fbd6746529bf16b9de2348dc36a2553cf5e2757407d8d64b1eef1f25f6e7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74316 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely