Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5303075-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e76eaa6bfb9d2b0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.7 KB Created: 2009-07-08 10:53:46 +08:00 Authoring application: Acrobat Distiller 7.0 (Windows)
MD5: 5f49a04d3738b602685207419bc0789c SHA-1: cc28f2a9b652d4abd04ae6ba7c2d1a478b700104 SHA-256: 2e76eaa6bfb9d2b0fc2a68de0fc24eb901e55d8298fcda4ca1d0ad1b5f6ef3b6
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5303075-0 · confidence 95%

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability. This vulnerability allows for the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code within the PDF viewer. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5303075-0' strongly suggests this file acts as a dropper for further malicious content. The embedded JavaScript is designed to exploit this known vulnerability, indicating a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 5

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5303075-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5303075-0
  • 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.
  • 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://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdfx/1.3/

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0017_000.js
fec02ac84241a606ddee84042d46f183d5a3e8bc4f3fce27d6a568b328437545
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x4DD 2944 bytes
js_property_alias_stage_000.js
0a0704461fa8203c43232880ecb4cca3a34501dc5b509982d7b0a154ee6ce5a0
deobfuscated-js JavaScript hex-escape property alias normalized stage at offset 0x4DD 2821 bytes