Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 75042758a5c0a63e…

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: 3e01e45586875df0c139ae4bf8f15e1d SHA-1: 2e5bde6f8bf38d26671b4f6625f0ac787b157659 SHA-256: 75042758a5c0a63e5c89e5a7ea61e305c99b5ae19f338b4102ae0c863f42734d
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection of 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' on an extracted artifact. The primary attack pattern is likely a spearphishing attachment leading to client execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7273373-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7273373-0
  • 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
5b049bdaf2c3b3465c05ec8ac637573bd819e7cf5c2b411ebb10413d9731b880
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74911 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely