Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7000fc4a7c4e92c0…

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: 11694621c392ef45eaa1fca6bb1a30c9 SHA-1: 62212831bad8a1550fdd8a9b345781b8c3fc5600 SHA-256: 7000fc4a7c4e92c0b99df7bb97fe029a5a4ba21bf3e83ed1f292dad35026f08e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection identifying it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was found, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests this technique. Given the nature of PDF files being delivered via email, Spearphishing Attachment is a likely initial access vector.

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
794b4075defe74fe6e76ddf71053bcd4e21453ea632b21e3d7220d41f5037764
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74338 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely