Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7aa10a1335648504…

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: ab1919153f8b336222c524fdfb7154bf SHA-1: d8bc8bdbfd82488606fd05647f64af2c22cda455 SHA-256: 7aa10a1335648504b84dabb0134ccccb4849ccb3c8d848dd5b39ea4a86ef121d
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, with ClamAV identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The embedded JavaScript, although heavily obfuscated, is indicative of a downloader or exploit loader. The primary function appears to be executing malicious code, likely leading to the download of a secondary payload.

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
45efff7f77f1daffd369a2b59b5aad819a52eba6ecaa222c4cc3b9f8b93dbbd9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74424 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely