PDF malware analysis — malicious · 17667a55f4bd30eb

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4633-01-01 Authoring application: 4205

MD5: a6383d4a96b6d302835344640b51f47b SHA-1: e5f4dd3eae15913cb2923228bbae59e8ce8ae2f4 SHA-256: 17667a55f4bd30eb30d8b68817bcd5e88adaae20f5fbe054c92c64754007e796

648 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating it exploits several known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The embedded JavaScript, after deobfuscation, contains a URL that is used to download a second-stage payload. The script's primary function is to exploit these vulnerabilities and download further malicious content.

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://webzarabotok.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` `fb880f80fb459c4bd8fc712c42307cda1274fd84fbc0de367030c1b9d3edf23b`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328	4816 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` `b9b1ebd905095449dfb717a5795638b53b5a92577c7b75ae85fe17e1eb94fe04`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	4796 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` `59bda891a9c6170ed8aa8482a1640966ce8bb2fbdcf2b4d199f6730a3d324a36`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3938 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` `8936179449160c9dfc6a1b367b63b2b5148526da2ef5f8a40b125408aef89e75`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	4807 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` `e482400774262cd479a6b80d280aa44bc1514eab08f6c755e0cd67647b2511ce`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3949 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` `52af61ec57de32258cfa0acf7546969df74759e87f2258436a1a21864bc513c1`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328	3704 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` `31c156287f77d65d55213874c663d72747ea6113eeac3c70983dd4006e5b8f15`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3918 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` `54e12a4a0115af45d91f2a8d4dc99c6d3d288f6327cc3a61d1b89c716f50d195`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3934 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` `6f5532778868f68c797d67d6650996189b2dbf1990eb38faa59b7a47ca035bab`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3929 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` `36f6023ad6ba4b077145dd4f592201721e86525b0eebd5d746ad0a8def4abb8e`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3945 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` `1f3adbac783056bfb192a441dbc206a5adee19c7b94c74abefb1478d433a9144`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3914 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` `dcbbefb3ca3bc35286b642b7dcf6c2b9153023536dde8661e6b9cf0c652758a9`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3925 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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