Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 16a16f1d2434d113…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB
MD5: 15cb279cd56c2778ad4cc59391c43896 SHA-1: 8f7cccb4fc4db1e7c125dbc8d49f059585d5c69e SHA-256: 16a16f1d2434d113fe82bb6bee9999f93a361622d6dcb06f381069526e861425
150 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains JavaScript that exploits CVE-2009-4324 using the media.newPlayer annotation API. This script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the embedded URL http://gwraddkkda.in/and/post.php?e=8&&. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness, and the exploit technique is clearly identified.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL
    Decoded PDF JavaScript shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes. Reader exploit shellcode embeds the second-stage fetch URL this way and pulls it down with a urlmon/URLDownloadToFile-style download-and-execute (commodity downloader behaviour rather than a specific Acrobat CVE).
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://gwraddkkda.in/and/post.php?e=8&&

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
64c6aa08756796e861552ab1a9ccbd4d290e8f36b86e0ccd0dffaccb138066d7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2221 bytes
javascript_obj0008_001.js
ab0d1f98dd25dc5106884ff4c21b6fcc230713823f4cf03e8705f63cccb249f8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x209 43689 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
e25eb9dea927fc4a67324232040e7bccd1874be12a367fce24d0ca6ae7a3286e
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAC8 2744 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes