PDF malware analysis — malicious · 061cd9f7233e8664

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.5 KB

MD5: 0926aa72b4689f7489e1f9e675f39400 SHA-1: ff6f448db7219b7568e059f34614b3d4555053f5 SHA-256: 061cd9f7233e86643bac21b3cb5a4c7ffa469957c9c63e4c62bd2f07569123cc

308 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes a heap spray technique, specifically targeting the CVE-2011-2462 vulnerability in Adobe Reader's U3D parser. This exploit cluster, combined with critical heuristic firings for PDF JavaScript exploits and U3D content, strongly indicates an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The second embedded JavaScript object, `javascript_obj0002_001.js`, contains a `this.print()` call, which is often used in conjunction with exploits to trigger actions or display content.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 8

Adobe Reader U3D parser exploit with JavaScript heap spray critical CVE likely CVE_2011_2462_U3D_HEAPSPRAY

PDF combines U3D/3D annotation content with JavaScript heap-spray shellcode. Public CVE-2011-2462 exploit chains use a crafted U3D stream and JavaScript heap spray to control memory during Adobe Reader's U3D parser corruption.
U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER

PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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.
Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE

One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0001_000.js` `87f642e4460ca35ab6cf7cb0603e610c94362fbff7ed82cd9f61f266e003a3d7`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF	3572 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`javascript_obj0002_001.js` `53ef3e86395c29047481d41061937b32759780f8b45be9739a0a576f50df45b1`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 2 at offset 0xF5C	58 bytes

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