Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ba457654d2a27633…

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: ff0110e79027aa06c5aafd20ae9dd895 SHA-1: d0b54fcf9ba72caf9cffe33f41e6854c8a6504c4 SHA-256: ba457654d2a27633392968c6880512417210e586c225312a72c579c000dc64ec
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code. The primary attack vector appears to be the execution of this embedded script.

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
2baa10d71019194c9f8241c89b1abce33bd8760d0ff98b977cd56cf464cdf301
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75115 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely