Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1e955fe7eb22119…

MALICIOUS

PDF

58.8 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: lice (via ubst)
MD5: 64c3c65028de48dd3fc97c03d09839bf SHA-1: 8fb0cb3ad8804ee3e7fcd6d8fc88d592c65334dd SHA-256: d1e955fe7eb221193730d61d0d1e4518fce7ea8c58b20c599521364ed46ce91a
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 downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for initial access and further system compromise. The file's SHA256 hash is d1e955fe7eb221193730d61d0d1e4518fce7ea8c58b20c599521364ed46ce91a.

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
826e12375becb71c69d60a97dbd673cb3b9e89618393318103b9d5c27c5faf4c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x94B 50274 bytes