MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is triggered by the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability related to media.newPlayer. The JavaScript is obfuscated and likely intended to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the unescape() function further indicate malicious intent.
Heuristics 5
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.js80d0531cfcfd5f75493ff3aeefeb43b6a7281077b49972807cd2675ac97439ae |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x197 | 294 bytes |
javascript_obj111712_001.js367bc1a8b9da92bdea1b5b5c91c73bf9442fb0e808c5732e6205bb447e3f6325 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0x2B3 | 1964 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js27f3b109bc63c59e2a8399ab722d92c7b35227805ca771c1aa8cfa43e62747e6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x549 | 79 bytes |
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