MALICIOUS
468
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.007 JavaScript
This PDF file contains heavily obfuscated JavaScript that exploits multiple Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The script's primary function is to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by the generic stage recovery heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 11
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF JavaScript calls Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by Collab.getIcon() with a crafted argument. Allows arbitrary code execution. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF 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.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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Generic recovered JavaScript exploit stage high PDF_GENERIC_STAGE_RECOVERYBounded static stage recovery exposed hidden JavaScript through generic transforms such as null-byte collapse, percent decoding, marker replacement, arithmetic character codes, fromCharCode, numeric arrays, numeric-array minus-key decoders, alphabet-index arrays, /Producer half-difference metadata arrays, hex literals, marker-stripped Base64 literals, custom 6-bit XOR table decoders, or repeated-marker hex carriers. This rule is emitted only when the recovered stage contains exploit-like Acrobat JavaScript or shellcode markers.
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 7
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js3e25fd1a7be29284f21f1bd060ba5dc0b48263a13f087c7c780729a820960105 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x45A | 5787 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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generic_stage_recovery_000.jscbac7a335e256cfe2c1d7e85b02f89acc8486e64ab1644b97f9ed7e20ae78dad |
deobfuscated-js | generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A | 5520 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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generic_stage_recovery_001.js8014553da6f3531d4103e9a201fa84ac04c0ab07643d56223e770b8009b850c4 |
deobfuscated-js | generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from decompressed stream at 0xEDD at offset 0xEDD | 2882 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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generic_stage_recovery_002.jsd02572d6084b4d75ea740332de84bd64d1805f342fe6a7040d2c28d3f1518530 |
deobfuscated-js | generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from decompressed stream at 0xEDD at offset 0xEDD | 2851 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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generic_stage_recovery_003.js9d671eda08672d57cf1b5fcef429aee91bd3a618828a60ec95a45015051b77a6 |
deobfuscated-js | generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A | 5516 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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generic_stage_recovery_004.js2ae7ed0b093f07286843f2d01571edebb25033234bbe938d0a9180f834b0c1af |
deobfuscated-js | generic stage recovery percent-decode -> split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A | 5518 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js1e0c8ca4c6180400afd62497a161d41969b04e1091a2d4ffa9764c7f00cf51a1 |
deobfuscated-js | string-concatenation normalized Acrobat API aliases at offset 0x45A | 851 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 long base64-like blob(s).
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