Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6eb9048657c5275…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.2 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via subst)
MD5: b15182ab0cf0311323e1b0864e5299c6 SHA-1: a8207fae22cad34c9c1a321a51f27eede03644a3 SHA-256: f6eb9048657c527534c198a0c8d3b1d4b401ef0f1dbdad941630a4a11dd97ade
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94', and a high-confidence ML classifier. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

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
33afd2a8f6667d23ab72c9d910e5dcb34312e0a709debccf0dea9069df5328c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B 45525 bytes