Malicious PDF / .TMP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3270f9386aff0443…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TMP

1.95 MB
MD5: 58ccdb062d90fb16bf6fcf165fecbf4a SHA-1: 4cb572a309895b49a1f3eb589614e4551a0a5c6d SHA-256: 3270f9386aff04433ec27c070101fdda095d1c636aeac801b5a27ffc31a36dbf
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, with multiple heuristics indicating obfuscation and the use of eval() and unescape() functions. A critical heuristic firing for CVE_2009_4324 (media.newPlayer) suggests the exploit targets this vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, contributing to the malicious verdict. No specific family could be identified due to the generic nature of the exploit.

Heuristics 7

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111111_000.js
9daf7713956f14e72edff4e8914942d60a9120716cbc9c9bed39d1925dde56c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1285 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111112_001.js
b51f2881051e8d54d8c935cc625fc56f1f0c7da4e768b41036776d45e54cdc0a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x497 260 bytes
stream_002_off00000784.js
38b52339e9a856ab6af94819c1948d280f31a9999385e5d9cd58cb403c68b545
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x784 256 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_003_off00000852.bin
3500b6bb551fc159b882e35c446c261eae11f873c47b84f904c31a73294ee7c9
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x852 5572 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).