Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca364f333828627b…

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: 8dfac111a6d351c06304da061734dcc8 SHA-1: be3d118853c71d82dba8e9a8c337174ebc6fecb8 SHA-256: ca364f333828627b102814a04eb81551855a45c55c3e85762f5c7b046daf1c0b
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 further confirms its malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

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
c2311088dec577fc9330474b779fbe66725456f8c65f70bffab5c6faf2338186
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45697 bytes