Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2f6b80269b049d8d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.4 KB Authoring application: Toldihiqanopo
MD5: a7cd808ee6dd63b12a06326f54bb4139 SHA-1: f581ec60bc7c491932f554a47875728d8c76595c SHA-256: 2f6b80269b049d8d4c73bbccdad8e4dbcef1add4230fb7704b9b7f346f5c26cc
408 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, identified by multiple critical heuristic firings related to CVE exploits (CVE_2009_4324, CVE_2009_0927, CVE_2007_5659, CVE_2008_2992). The JavaScript is XOR-decoded and likely serves as a dropper for further malicious activity. ClamAV also detected this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36176, indicating a known exploit pattern. The ML classifier strongly flagged this as malicious.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36176 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36176
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
681fb8346e2ca0f375d9beeba24e43a3b31939102901566b68fd3c4bfab16eb4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x29CB 284103 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36176
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
page_word_xor_stage_000.js
f79cb6396492fc3f84d20f988f26cb4025557f9420c0051b290e67aa8c54f506
deobfuscated-js page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0x05) at offset 0x9E6 3215 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).