Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 892786ea2eae999a…

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: b0aa5e8c76415063df9f1b9cfa583859 SHA-1: 3be1dedca8442fe514dcdd5561685e738c004a99 SHA-256: 892786ea2eae999a927609f174c40c4adeb162818a08bc1e3bd22da94b2d02b8
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94) and a machine learning classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to download and execute further malicious content. The JavaScript stream is substantial, suggesting a complex payload.

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
3815b6cd5bbcfdca74adc78ec6548a9113a0a3a15cc13e6ca522c5dd597777fc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45653 bytes