Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 221bab1d28f85328…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.2 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 6b959aa7927127d37d2d1c496ba665a4 SHA-1: 9bcb86cea28674cfdaed17dc44fe7db7c57e274f SHA-256: 221bab1d28f85328932af046cc38c86787ff8d41e914f99bc9e1d0aab23b3d33
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94', suggesting it's a known exploit dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for delivering malware.

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
ae5b0d926d1faaa875f1d2b4dfec71122af7cdbf9ec059630112184a3e431b7d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45545 bytes