Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 769d92c3294869e9…

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: c4fda326399160225114954e19381f8b SHA-1: 8c1d0bdfce5834cd3238e90c8ee89ce67141040e SHA-256: 769d92c3294869e9282f5c58b57f52f5ebffdcd2a4941cd4864083829afdcb05
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF document flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is heavily obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection name 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' is included as an IOC.

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
aad48ffc880f7b3ad7b571f21f761d970fa6374ecf0d748e77da03a7e79c03e5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74556 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely