Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 652c7ce47bc1a019…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.0 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via substr)
MD5: c36ebc65b8357fb690a186c19db054ad SHA-1: e4118592e7d6170f5dc1593205c805f35300ccf7 SHA-256: 652c7ce47bc1a0191aee4231462099338d7618913491f33d1feddb1a50b71e6b
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically related to exploitation and dropped malware. The JavaScript reconstructs a string that is likely a URL or command for payload retrieval, though the exact value is not fully discernible due to obfuscation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
53bd799338861dd61a0cad74b34428d748494eee70e054523fb40e5b0b298147
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0xB8E6 526 bytes