Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f7cce19a38543bae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

58.7 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: lice (via ubst)
MD5: 918911457ab9bb1cd5f3bd260587c25c SHA-1: e49e4cb07b34053ae95ff667042c33218ef4c0c3 SHA-256: f7cce19a38543bae8f927348ad1b7314269bfc546ee2d6e442057eeacf227798
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 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' strongly suggests this is a malicious PDF exploiting a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack vector for this type of malware. 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
518581a2615541459251c72faeadb90588029ba13744501495549b612ac8780d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x955 50200 bytes