Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7319a59ebd0803c7…

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: 1432cee4f830dc386f6fc9ca4add967d SHA-1: 29653745fa97ac5f891e60dbed857f54cf753da4 SHA-256: 7319a59ebd0803c78d91d931700ff452fadc450d6447c4576ef2641992c84449
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier. ClamAV identifies the sample as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166, indicating it's a known malicious agent. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
3d779780c6f03b89ab195a356e45347d5a5adbe7c7a1433c59a097cfaf476488
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75150 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely