Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6f44b8475441807…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.3 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: 0aa13aa13ba33082ce7c57a091be040f SHA-1: db634d87822dc7d5b30be35a9de2c11cb3c30dee SHA-256: e6f44b84754418075027f27ab30e5d9a9b6228480569b2d528b4e1534a5d777e
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code upon opening. The PDF structure and embedded JavaScript suggest it's designed to exploit a vulnerability, likely leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload.

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
1c8db3216df0373df4ce5eb5b533e74dfea14725ea2aa2e71d0db8ded440877b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45662 bytes