MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval(), unescape(), and String() functions, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. The critical CVE-2009-0927 heuristic firing confirms the exploitation of a known Adobe Reader vulnerability via the Collab.getIcon method. The deobfuscated JavaScript streams suggest the script's primary purpose is to download and execute a second-stage payload from a remote source, a common technique for delivering malware.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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)
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.jsad8593c09837a527f8ed556a20988df9507aff01bea53304d4ac05c23780c309 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 2808 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_001.js34647de0c54a40b684a30a2432c51abf77f4b7dba13b56bee0bdfa7ba4758fc7 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xCBC | 17792 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js6c0117fdd2eb8b23068ee673e58eb99552a50c48de29199a9d7185ed34e8dc32 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x5272 | 1480 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jsec8c134440a9651f3a45a593845bf208445ebaebf6b126d314c8ef3b6649d4a3 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xCBC | 1521 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js1397a77c63e5e8be02a059fd3c671fb708b92cb64d00ded4f2045e71093dec16 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x5272 | 99 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js184b3fff689b91861d96792016bdb3afd06fbc3a1e3008904b8d5106c94da580 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xCBC | 1621 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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