Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa02dca32238f6de…

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: 9423da5b2ae35d89967d10162af5478b SHA-1: a58b6052b25e6a409b55e3b282c09862cfda91f4 SHA-256: aa02dca32238f6de140c3f3c092c6fde39454055202295357458e829fa619292
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. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The file's metadata suggests it was created using Acrobat PDFMaker for PowerPoint, which could be a vector for exploit delivery.

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
0f43b837f0dd6bfe28fcc65ffa4168f92b3a00fdcfe8c034f557797ebe8c3698
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45628 bytes