Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8f6ca0f4e06767b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

59.5 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: lice (via ubst)
MD5: 62dbaed34efaf2050e57b0fea103eb2f SHA-1: 3673cadf4d4f4362d65fe4634e458ea3f710bfb8 SHA-256: c8f6ca0f4e06767b78aac18e13f946a30a9f11046d0a01490ea1fb403c1c8c9f
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 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' 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 document body contains obfuscated metadata and does not provide direct user-facing lures.

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
667c726bf73d157a3682d45b958fe10cb4ee4bdaa5f2b9fa68d5cb6f437ebedd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x955 50978 bytes