Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7e947670d383d11f…

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: 89a733afbe8d5886a2be5801f4d13c43 SHA-1: 9b79b2d7069865d337413e8c2aaff543d42bc93b SHA-256: 7e947670d383d11f10d4a1b561a80313facca7b8a1d548be7d6e0dda758db360
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier. It contains obfuscated JavaScript, which is typical for downloading and executing further malicious content. The ClamAV detection 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' is the primary indicator of the malware's nature.

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
9237b015a9aa9432912922974a98fb37c6fbbf0ac81a28eab23792acad65957a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74423 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely