Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7a09dc79ff3df47e…

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: 13827a483e2b523f14db036aca77b912 SHA-1: a9d87de8a1ed4bf5520fe8b39db611443fcdcf5f SHA-256: 7a09dc79ff3df47e8b90d365debd2bca027393ee6d096ffd42a740345b70ebd2
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF document flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7275161-0, and an extracted artifact was also detected by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further malicious content. The ML classifier also strongly suggests maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7275161-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7275161-0
  • 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
75ab7d166310622bd0b5e805e8963aa1cfef777c59aaac29dc486d0c5a49aad1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74874 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely