Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fbedd3fc6513db09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: daf713bfbf363d8c5179cbe59289aa76 SHA-1: 748e2226755f9b0478bdb8a9fde7ad2b22c10c85 SHA-256: fbedd3fc6513db095a11dd179ada53b803e5e900acf60479be0e9d8289c25779
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. Embedded JavaScript was also detected, indicating a likely attempt to execute malicious code. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict. The primary IOC is the ClamAV detection signature.

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
347b6d3038392974123f87bf99872298e4a667d0f62294394d340ad86c1f665f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74337 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely