Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e50091b1fe92f33…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB
MD5: e12e8bf271aed3b12ba0dda40ecdbc7f SHA-1: 18185fd3c7fea8ded27ce50b0897fbe98064c7e6 SHA-256: 2e50091b1fe92f333fe6fda43e6e0afba05c9dad83fd5fafa7c375e8a8bad492
410 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated using a character-table decoding method, indicating an attempt to evade detection. ClamAV identifies the file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36281, suggesting it functions as a trojan downloader.

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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0076_000.js
627843b56b6a4e992330ecb2d4902acbd6c3faad961125ec2633dab94400c910
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11810 bytes
array_char_table_stage_000.js
5adfa1c5bfc52710181118f26e6bf8fc37ba025dc2ebb4e885c70fcb3e291fa7
deobfuscated-js array character-table decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3BD 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).