Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE-2009_4324 heuristic specifically points to the media.newPlayer vulnerability, which is often used to trigger embedded scripts. The deobfuscated JavaScript, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, likely contains code to download and execute a secondary payload, although its exact functionality is obscured. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability strongly suggest a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.
Heuristics 4
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0008_000.jsf7d6a40d976c209ea47746449f45ac2013afb4ee8f4cfb542421b6be00f9657a |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 | 2205 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jse25eb9dea927fc4a67324232040e7bccd1874be12a367fce24d0ca6ae7a3286e |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAB8 | 2744 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414 |
deobfuscated-js | cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 | 81 bytes |
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