Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 50b5b706c6e84e22…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.6 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 6a2e8ee93050e79c2765f626fd7ab6c4 SHA-1: 799f08315d665bfd6755b10169d38306a7bbe5fc SHA-256: 50b5b706c6e84e22f021d72e82330a76643a0fab7b4a0b7f1c2aae2da9e09f92
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' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The large embedded JavaScript object (45955 bytes) is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

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
ddaa7aa147d785b6f2ff8a9fb63d1df8f174ececa86ad5b09ad9649140b51a04
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45955 bytes