Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 76b4d895885a0353…

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: ea67196c9e2bef1fb7ae13dcbeb17b99 SHA-1: 5c2f0764fa6edbd854f76963dc90d1f39816f68b SHA-256: 76b4d895885a0353c8c73d55efaf8f891373ea5e4ab0cc83856e823d25939f66
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV also detected the file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware distribution.

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
d3765ef81d34d0d63857937ee8e37fd2dc990fe542123c865b3fc669b49fdce4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74927 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely