Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd17f1969e40ae8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.2 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via substr)
MD5: 6d856cc05b0ffdfc56db5d36a581fced SHA-1: 838d384c770ba8e04d76bc99e617bc14952ef259 SHA-256: cd17f1969e40ae8fef839f829832275819b3287b06b9e3d38196adc8c3a04fbb
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 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests this is a malicious PDF exploiting a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common attack vector for PDF-based malware.

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
4b99116c65f0326565335ba32972d4ee70d3a359108df8d8e27ac6391e6a5818
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45599 bytes