Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7218f3af3f4d5411…

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: f992ac13e3d189b75b274a6ba71d5979 SHA-1: 45447c4ddc2f86e3beb14c622640cdc1a10c6738 SHA-256: 7218f3af3f4d5411de3a6217ce0c202ad6941e0792d7a6d0be10333ae2d43347
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, which identified it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is present and likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests this technique.

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
3d1d3f229fb4687b5e4f12251ac2089617f135d4cb6610e59e2fb3cd52a5326a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75162 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely