Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52c7db1f79f70498…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.2 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via substr)
MD5: 8ef4e7b7f30d8e00bde118b54a3c4c22 SHA-1: 7015e91cc4d22990f055e7164b060d13a63bc251 SHA-256: 52c7db1f79f70498f927bb6b6c97ae82765dc332cb4684b8e25917b1774c2c8b
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. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' confirms its malicious nature. The JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload.

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
ab94a51f26201ad4c401d1a3fee755ef6421b2b30e7de6996e3e59cf09954cc3		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45596 bytes

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