Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 98739d7dcbe216b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.5 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: ba38c38cedd60fef2859d3ac3be2660e SHA-1: 36d2c487ca214e8d3273661d9771a6abf17eed72 SHA-256: 98739d7dcbe216b9cf84987f94433bf9e378393007bc2659474492c7136a5a2e
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94) and a machine learning classifier. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream indicate the script is likely responsible for executing the exploit and potentially downloading a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name.

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
0c77e00244909e7bfdcd10d33cd0255a152f19579f0fe8433ec82db330b42f76
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45833 bytes