Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f895ead0cd66b54e…

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: fd4c75aefec11f1ea2547057b46da396 SHA-1: 166a0f7556f89443c8a320267b160165b4c6207b SHA-256: f895ead0cd66b54eb9f2b6aeae2eb97f1b2ac7900c5cc7e92783ffda45144dc7
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV which identified it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The primary IOC is the ClamAV detection name.

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
a0816fe051de56c63aed1dd3221d8a3e6ab5369d9ac34dba95122250d6694ca2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 75162 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely