PDF malware analysis — malicious · 43ae170c39f8a647

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.2 KB Created: 2009-12-16 21:48:21 Authoring application: PDF Editor - Foxit Software

MD5: 14b61293c208f6aec195df7312a05d25 SHA-1: a9c37153287694c4bef7380e6c7259c0f987b2c1 SHA-256: 43ae170c39f8a6477e313718fbb3ba6b4e53fb77ad0920c64ee6719d6678675c

136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the unescape() and String.fromCharCode() functions, indicating obfuscation. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2009-4324, specifically related to media.newPlayer, strongly suggests exploitation of this vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript streams are likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack vector for this type of exploit. No specific malware family could be identified.

Heuristics 8

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)
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.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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)
PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE

PDF has 1 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0009_000.js` `a1ea4d9b70c078224a51dbf8a5c198730e17a2c2962ec54ccf10ce99c903207d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0x13992	3583 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`javascript_obj0014_001.js` `0adad2a915ee0405d60c16305dd5bbbfde6301a10e197b96f2610cfa06e22fa8`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 14 at offset 0x13419	3585 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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