Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd9f75b7b492502d…

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: 9488ee200e8762b9a88828acc6e08929 SHA-1: 3cbe2dea838e44da9028df43e83ed4f82cf35b54 SHA-256: bd9f75b7b492502d825548c67b993f902ffedd4cec35f365b9596c732cc8c1a7
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7217243-0' and an extracted artifact also detected by ClamAV as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, suggests the document's primary function is to execute malicious code. This script likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, consistent with a dropper's behavior.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7217243-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7217243-0
  • 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
54e491ae6245333d1332b3d0fdb8c84ce363619aba52befe4decc8b2183af2d0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74536 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely