Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd392d9563020965…

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: e4e5c11b33a9bf9111b746f0ac56fdc8 SHA-1: 7864707a4d909419a675ae486a7adf874a329fad SHA-256: dd392d9563020965a0d70392cb1ddc6dc4f8636f4a6b8fde8a009a9bf9effd9d
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 95%

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS firings, suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, consistent with the identified trojan family.

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
f4351d3feacd10f7a2e6ba0d98ac76a0da2275ed2f46347b110734593eb6b275
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74968 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely