Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8bda9d9a6d642217…

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: 4651512d7d930c0018c49b35f1971d9b SHA-1: 5893ef7c2e78b89909f5e150604c2deda67cbf02 SHA-256: 8bda9d9a6d64221725346ec79aa6cc4ca1440e874d986bd196a6f6d8c9e0fc59
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. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests a known exploit is present. The embedded JavaScript, though large, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery. The file's metadata suggests it was created using Acrobat PDFMaker, but this is likely a lure or a misdirection.

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
482c52111047df99f8817c88f593ef1ed5da408d3ecc965b947c6f32a67e87f0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45614 bytes