Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4dda82ede1049ce2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.3 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 545627d4f2338d12888be8efdb896c4c SHA-1: 5653d57efd5b64509fad03202493099b6e7a68d7 SHA-256: 4dda82ede1049ce231f812be0d221404e2ef19739385a5c88141b422b88de2b5
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 flags it 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 attack pattern for such files. The large size of the embedded JavaScript object (45640 bytes) further supports the complexity of the malicious action.

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
f0b95d1c2f2ed8b23d74cb40780fa5a316e989c0b281b1191cd22d8ab37b9bbb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45640 bytes