Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc8603d8e1d34805…

MALICIOUS

PDF

50.4 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 4a13551a09c52454754091ef6d7f42b6 SHA-1: 2a78bab009b3fd0d7bfcb68e30c0f42ecbdd0565 SHA-256: bc8603d8e1d34805b6e8d6df12d77cf7a23938c6bf6a0745e50571028ecae349
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 with the signature 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack vector for PDF exploits. The file's metadata indicates it was created using Acrobat PDFMaker, but this is likely a benign artifact of the exploit's delivery mechanism.

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
37d764aa425a14916e149694b0a77ab154659f4491e4d3d97013fc9329c79dcf
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 48804 bytes