Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa90a2f866cd3227…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.5 KB Created: 2006-02-16 15:03:51 -08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat PDFMaker 7.0.5 for PowerPoint (via substr)
MD5: 6390cd325d245e972f8d8857039a8f97 SHA-1: b9e5248d6e150b0ef52fbd9c5720d2f1024202ba SHA-256: fa90a2f866cd32274a067081bd935a53acff7a62bb3ed3355d35c8e8ac659886
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. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94, suggesting it's a known exploit dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery.

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
b538b44e700e55f72a596e55b4670b2f0ab2516bb9699f5b58fa41c0b60d0d17
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C 45872 bytes