Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 503b9dabbd84772f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.3 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via substr)
MD5: 825fa1ca746c8100487f1e18a9026153 SHA-1: 28fa72ea41ca1fb19dfe44a7756ae016c1b29011 SHA-256: 503b9dabbd84772f6d3242de38dab5880c79b71931c741f26e71649c4220b562
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. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' confirms its malicious nature. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing an exploit, leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The document body contains metadata suggesting it was created by Acrobat PDFMaker, but no user-facing content is present to indicate a 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
0ec6dc59648ec52385516dc545c1fe9c8c3e14c6798a3e587c2b143fecde128b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45687 bytes