Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e37b7046b507fb2a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.6 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: c4da837bdac3938743cc2879e8c21b04 SHA-1: 06014e653d5ced5e511ddd6563f49c556e024f48 SHA-256: e37b7046b507fb2a209d312c4f2d1935e72a11402461063d2a64ffac108bccec
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94'. The embedded JavaScript, which is a large stream, is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to download and execute a secondary payload. The document body content is not indicative of a specific lure and appears to be metadata or boilerplate text.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
387786f54a03a8e3f74436c831d8d5457870137b23b7b3c762a00f97057fb486
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 46000 bytes