Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97b50b62a3373178…

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: fdccf4f42b1ff3832ec34c6aa6594ae2 SHA-1: e15a0c84e96d6ea2e63f28011365935206240c1f SHA-256: 97b50b62a337317853d63042cdb5c3fbbd91fe4c427585fa2385102b365bbc39
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, specifically as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Embedded JavaScript streams were detected, indicating the likely execution of a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams strongly suggests this PDF is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into executing malicious code.

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
4c819a37f3bcad1c2439bac617ed2efb2c40b2aab2a7e64096368a2b4297ccfc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74785 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely