PDF malware analysis — malicious · 16ad6533c3c9e695

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3237-01-01 Authoring application: 5082

MD5: 47f313c7706fcf0357340696834ea506 SHA-1: c2e6948f6022664d0c26b1633c115e4fb54ba6ad SHA-256: 16ad6533c3c9e695933b61b409ccac6e841e394e2fa6780d49861a049d602c02

648 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated but deobfuscation reveals it attempts to download a second-stage payload from the URL http://rublikos.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows. This indicates a multi-stage attack designed to execute arbitrary code.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 15

Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927

PDF 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659

PDF 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH

A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
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.
Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT

One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
Generic recovered JavaScript exploit stage high PDF_GENERIC_STAGE_RECOVERY

Bounded 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.
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).
Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
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.
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://rublikos.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows

Extracted artifacts 12

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `0eb75f816c4e4b275029823a59a1660aae9303aa1e74100e26d2cd93799ebe68`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328	4785 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_000.js` `134f88122f776c211276dfd710ba4f034156f0faf9a09259822b42aad1b875b3`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	4765 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_001.js` `e16894f0ad2460e80a500f49ece607a5fbce5633de2f399edce2fc98265e08a6`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3913 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_002.js` `5e6baa41452146f08be9b1bb1bbd6cbca21d8a6f25bebe407b090460db356118`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	4776 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_003.js` `c362290fb834f2e77a6c0bdc7845358680af9b2ab7c05d311958a0676d2b1b23`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3924 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_004.js` `1e3dba63368a958f587f5ab59f091766b8ed5be07493c0cbcb7fc323f710916e`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328	3679 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_005.js` `f6e8ddbccf5b10012891d39853223f0b31d7450e60803c898eb827dff9ca2080`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3893 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_006.js` `5b89a4bdb2fbb0a5d6646441ccc06424a73dceef8efe8e47414f9ba5f96c30b2`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3909 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_007.js` `a4fe3b82406f5748022a67a992da9ff74cbf76cecee998f638283dd9424063bc`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3904 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_008.js` `bc828eb3ebb9f1f45cd4926d27743fa8338ec9890e24e03b5069950419234320`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3920 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_009.js` `9f317e03e6673683425ebbc23679d4e584cb9cd68daf1f1f1c4dfea373226672`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3889 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_010.js` `200b614ba27195bebe6d6aaaab090a6ffef818f76b6c3cd86f21c386185a21bb`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3900 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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