Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 720dfd07dcb868b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 42dd74c94f861d235328a357e5799263 SHA-1: 7dccdb1e2058fd98a67215a96263998332e8412a SHA-256: 720dfd07dcb868b6cc00cfc44cf1a0695228b0732f4bb13a34318b5f10119277
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics and ClamAV detection as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. This is a common technique for delivering malware via email attachments.

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
d2bbc4c00a20cb21c3ea653200c2dcc7b160b4c607fef0d83e385b631ed6d51c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75800 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely