Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b3fe2e55335ab7ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: f471483aa98824ee9aaa1cdfe1eaf418 SHA-1: 07c151c110a77fb07107b330f3dff6126f340947 SHA-256: b3fe2e55335ab7ef322c1cea30d3b332fd4132accaada97c1741076250f81d75
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering second-stage malware. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a malicious payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the PDF.

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
12e242995085a3e22c315b20f52a28910f2ca919d5c9c284651249192f642f8b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74549 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely