Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f481f60ce2213dfc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

58.8 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: lice (via ubst)
MD5: 57ff7710a3f07bff7cab34fdff87d717 SHA-1: ae108955c8bb382d8b3d676f4e926e7eb0b522b7 SHA-256: f481f60ce2213dfc7720138ef224b1d545218e9f6f06f7e6382104a5a6f0ac53
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript, although large, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack pattern for such documents. The document body content is not indicative of a specific lure.

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
1211143052943e6435b6a295b9d658cedaefa470a5ef23f5baf2f8d59bbf840d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x94B 50300 bytes