Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 92f2f8e937adfd9e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.6 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: fe21657fbf100204252ffbdba434df56 SHA-1: 0b963494b0358b2b963ac919750e93ad378ee392 SHA-256: 92f2f8e937adfd9e6cc24a0ccc70abf6c55b0d5c3b955f66ba732522a870bc05
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 heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94', suggesting it's a known exploit dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and potentially downloading a second-stage payload, although the specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The document body contains metadata and copyright information but no user-facing content that would indicate a specific lure.

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
df2326d764885bfb7e9087f846a90055607a131a505cdbc0f323a8a14424b4c9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45986 bytes