Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d31d44ef533c066c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: decb52007ded5b98469e7e5c3581b73e SHA-1: 40c8537457425af57d1827f1d733a7c88665b42d SHA-256: d31d44ef533c066cfafc30c7bddb933f9b28899d3fb77190984c67b27e3538cb
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF with embedded JavaScript, flagged by heuristics as malicious. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0007_000.js', is the primary indicator of malicious activity, likely serving as a downloader for further stages. The PDF structure and metadata do not provide specific clues beyond its nature as a container for the 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
289b4a1c692f589a19aac4dfebc8e29f865a3fade389c9e8a7a0117bfb27995a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75210 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely