Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 730cf6098e74c54e…

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: 54c962cf1b069399a7e0dc6c62f573d4 SHA-1: 2f6e752fd6e2c610a993fdd2d28e1aecd28c9de3 SHA-256: 730cf6098e74c54eaff8100f9ee43d3303f29c4d776924a8550a4410c48e027c
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 for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was found, which is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The primary intent appears to be the delivery of a second-stage payload.

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
3c2acad926ba1299cbd75a65ee2d61a4d4bcfd9c18b0f1510dac38e3c6c4a489
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74767 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely