Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 — PDF / .PHP malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e66a49cdc4b1ffd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: eaa62cad988a28c0456a748b9cdfd743 SHA-1: d30f950b2fd0f72273fd030d4876e27536ddf5cc SHA-256: e66a49cdc4b1ffd3808a13be6e0340c6be77282250b425b12649746f838d3bf4
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 · confidence 98%

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

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis identified embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads in PDF documents. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the detected Trojan.

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
583834468f163ca3353e9b423ea734c4cddfa544c945890df458de6d2408040e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74392 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely