Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 85ebec01630ae3bd…

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: ae8974227b6c365f5c3ad8899264092d SHA-1: 03329b7301180c8380c61c14eef43f085f5c65e6 SHA-256: 85ebec01630ae3bd0376cdddddc4b0fbe715fa62da9752ba62836f9b242b81a4
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics and a critical ClamAV detection as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. This is a common technique for delivering malware, and the ClamAV signature provides a strong indicator of the malware family.

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
2b13d339244653f88ef16a34c96a8d380b455dbdddb41fa05c9d3fe9f5f904d2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74911 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely