PDF malware analysis — malicious · 1f4b74db5a1c319a

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.0 KB

MD5: 1bbdd014378399358e71bd5e5ce584b2 SHA-1: 723ba34ff2ef90320646b5e8a23efc516638252e SHA-256: 1f4b74db5a1c319af28dedf967f310c145eabd67214d023c1dfe504839c90048

218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting: JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link: Malicious Link T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated using unescape() and eval() functions, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic CVE_2009_0927 specifically identifies the use of Collab.getIcon, a known method for exploiting Adobe Reader vulnerabilities. This exploit likely leads to the execution of the embedded JavaScript, which is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The file is detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930.

Heuristics 7

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
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)
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj111611_000.js` `f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6CD	697 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `fd0ebe101d64bb7204067613e37dc714608dbd2202a574b5dc27180afd161e80`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189	2643 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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