Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e5447a3413c2df3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.2 KB
MD5: 93f19b3b2a947eb01b5ee81df4a0f357 SHA-1: 97a1f93efb3bc6f5b2df86b1b7e04cf598545de5 SHA-256: 2e5447a3413c2df32f07890ab03f86982694dce77c6ee8095641df133e7eaafe
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2009_4324 heuristic specifically points to a media.newPlayer exploit. The deobfuscated JavaScript, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, likely attempts to download and execute a secondary payload, which is a common technique for initial access. The obfuscated nature of the script and the use of a known PDF exploit contribute to the assessment.

Heuristics 4

  • 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 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
154c66273ea232401fd906b6f0995f3aba12d533cc91056a56d6895c4e5b87ab
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2578 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
fbac795adc7cea718b8ae4b1ca8e9752f7cbfedaf4162134e8d0fb8d72150ac6
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC2D 2528 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes