Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fe9efd19043ba428…

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: f98ca61a34c352a081a0d6fb28e25514 SHA-1: 81a146c6ea19a79e93a5853807000f4c4b7d53f4 SHA-256: fe9efd19043ba428abf9895c768eb45307d23a6cb13c27d407a15037dfd8952c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF document flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious. ClamAV specifically identifies it as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that the document's primary function is to execute malicious code. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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
2dde022bb6fc58818dedbd45a07c57a92b1571231844dd9155f9a24b64a055a3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74444 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely