Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 766bf2a4b5e16506…

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: faf015ab98d8ec2a8550a20a9545f22b SHA-1: 50131b20e78c2b349e832b688a23ac06ff6cd86e SHA-256: 766bf2a4b5e1650609ac02e1b2f774f998ddc66884116bb61d47393ed4147f60
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, with specific detections for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-15799' and an extracted artifact 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was found, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities and likely download a secondary payload. The obfuscated JavaScript, while not fully decipherable, strongly suggests malicious intent consistent with exploit delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-15799 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-15799
  • 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
f3ebc953be14b6fad1c30f9460ce9b7cc4f77ad9ec01e85ea7eac66083fc51eb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74778 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely