PDF malware analysis — malicious · 228ab99a2a354d52

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB

MD5: fdc4ecac1434837cbccc546dddfd8647 SHA-1: 2bcd7a378f027b1b40920a4428814bee067ff823 SHA-256: 228ab99a2a354d522723c75bbac59f867edf52844b914332321e835894071ad9

510 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter T1071.001 Remote Services Execution T1566.001 Phishing

The file exhibits strong indicators of a PDF-based exploit kit, utilizing multiple CVEs (2009-4324, 2009-0927, 2007-5659, 2008-2992) targeting Adobe Reader's vulnerabilities. The recovered JavaScript code, combined with the embedded URL, strongly suggests a macro-based downloader attempting to exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in the media.newPlayer API. The file's structure and the presence of multiple exploit triggers point to a sophisticated attack aimed at gaining remote code execution. The recovered JavaScript stage recovery alphabet-index-array from JavaScript object 76 suggests a staged approach to exploit delivery.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 12

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.
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36281 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36281
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 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://pbcmctfpyus.com/w.php?f=60&e=5

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0076_000.js` `6be0cb6ff69180273597c37f2a0e1c6633b3b8d81f47f997333c59823ff7cc51`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369	11131 bytes
`generic_stage_recovery_000.js` `d3dc6f6ea19d9dc671d54f9a3161c15735eba735b5fbc254203ca27178e8dca8`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery alphabet-index-array from JavaScript object 76 at offset 0x369	3858 bytes
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).
`generic_stage_recovery_001.js` `33c7fe021796c258e68580f1aa47ce864a50b3c56610abe293358b58ec986cd5`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 76 at offset 0x369	3854 bytes
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).

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