Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3e5fd02c22e5732a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB
MD5: 4d90797cf90d85aa4d082b14fd42b326 SHA-1: e2ee70cb3e4c4af69df593ba9c56481c7445ca1b SHA-256: 3e5fd02c22e5732a7b4b8892c2a538d33b1b99da7d3943b1ae40654b9940a5b8
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and U3D content, which is a known vector for exploiting vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. The heuristics indicate a CVE-related exploit targeting the 3D parser. The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' and 'deobfuscated.js', likely contain malicious code designed to be executed upon opening the PDF, potentially leading to further compromise.

Heuristics 5

  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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_obj0005_000.js
dfdfe0d7b73487c0abe14417ba9740f644a5b02fb0b80d89fe07512b78f60fa3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x14F 478 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
f137e197218a770885234f4eade618521d59d1c5b11aa96ca536998e4cac27b8
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1CB6 12395 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).
deobfuscated.js
f144eb9130cf23dfec828cc72fdb41ec8173375fd459a3248359260819c0cb0c
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 289376 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
u3d_00_off000041e3.bin
fb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x41E3 28021 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.