Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f96a8ca8058f67d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

59.2 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: lice (via ubst)
MD5: f871e30c787542746c1e479cb6b4a8d0 SHA-1: 096ea21445ce90801ea4a8ae27e5876d6e9c5a57 SHA-256: 0f96a8ca8058f67d247e9f56191fdc72f4cac05fe8cf0f33157831647922c96d
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a high ML score, indicating malicious intent. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' further supports this. The JavaScript appears to be obfuscated but is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
286174b1af1be7936f05704eb3c164597643ae386c8eb4f1b7b1922775cd7e6f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x955 50652 bytes