Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b967e5a2a8625f22…

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: fb196d71ad41a8ec44f31e6c6f40856b SHA-1: 2b3877a9b62164afb2161c7da8e1d87f98ddd0b8 SHA-256: b967e5a2a8625f2241fc65fe56819ae6b462e757ffe66254bc6f124402c43160
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' firings, suggests the file is designed to execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166' further confirms its malicious nature and provides a specific identifier for the detected threat.

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
87bd1a98baa9390181a85cee6d33f1bda5ee17dfaca78425d9a2c92b47537a3a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74631 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely