Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 827400d0ccf1e2d9…

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: f0d5cd2fba2b332bd9da3cd2253cd36f SHA-1: a1fb0a9128523dbb2793241f488ffe446571da80 SHA-256: 827400d0ccf1e2d9eee0ab6bcd9fd75e7983db4f5a24de70621991764d601bd3
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS firings, suggests an attempt to execute code. While the document body is unreadable, the combination of these factors points to a malicious PDF designed to exploit vulnerabilities and deliver a 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
7c75a87b77b99174fc8ab52cfab26839bb0d4df8017e214beefa965f0ec12fa4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74347 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely