Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cdf6a2fcf04de680…

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: 1e0b02b3b09d8bf422be843da84a1465 SHA-1: 8f4c67f035f4acfcd6c2710120e7adb8a1a9ef91 SHA-256: cdf6a2fcf04de680abbb0a97115c195ae1f48ead6570a5f54388ad405aaa6c3b
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by both ClamAV and an ML classifier. The presence of embedded JavaScript, detected by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, strongly suggests that the script is responsible for the malicious behavior. ClamAV identified the threat as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166', indicating a known trojan. The embedded JavaScript likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload.

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
7d2041d69e8a48e5119a4481ea8f8acc0d661c0182bf453c2d610a611b789f80
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74501 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely