Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2aea1c1550ad524d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.8 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 8d7ae16295b4b68b09a4fabc3183d61e SHA-1: 048eabf439004f1be90ef35eb7505303c1744fc4 SHA-256: 2aea1c1550ad524d02a58c493dd0084bf2ef8fca991c2a4a0cb1a36ad681573c
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests a known exploit is present. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack pattern for malicious PDFs. The document body content does not provide further clues about the specific lure.

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
e67f4c9f42c19c39671dba0588769f972f0fea823ff917a43e49b045a170605e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 46206 bytes