Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7521a3477b4cf1cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: accde931b41a20194af4755b117bb60a SHA-1: 84dadd5a882235574a85ecb11a0586e9f2996701 SHA-256: 7521a3477b4cf1cf161b97354ffdcc2bf693ba14d823ee733a55a889471b8875
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics and ClamAV as malicious (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166). The JavaScript appears to be heavily 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
1b1758e97cb18d127b032e34fde4094657b6f12cd185b7454ed98731f64d57e9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74314 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely