Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7af278a4027df764…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.0 KB
MD5: 50845bcafa1d11f33d6fdf57d5bd1224 SHA-1: 2569086855a7a6c489a3f62583883e2ce1aa6063 SHA-256: 7af278a4027df7641aa156eb92e3f1e26767f8a71c6776e6498e39eebfdf1ecb
116 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The critical ClamAV heuristic 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' and the 'PDF_METADATA_EVAL_STAGER' heuristic indicate that this PDF file contains embedded JavaScript designed to exploit a vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript stream is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access and further infection. No specific family could be identified.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
  • PDF metadata JavaScript eval stager high PDF_METADATA_EVAL_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript reads document metadata fields such as title, subject, or producer, decodes character data with parseInt/String.fromCharCode style helpers, and evals the recovered stage. This is a high-signal exploit-kit staging pattern.
  • 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
bc81962777b951b7678f1b867ad2be08e7e43eeae67159ab866c69dc8123d851
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x31DC 331 bytes