PDF malware analysis — malicious · 48b53c9001682b15

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.7 KB

MD5: ad73dad21e7366e8d4602961852b030c SHA-1: eabf7da1897aa2cbd15840af163a4f9e269369a3 SHA-256: 48b53c9001682b1584e1bad748640838873dc416740b9b2dfed38b425b01a469

106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains U3D content, which is a known vector for exploiting Adobe Reader vulnerabilities. High-confidence heuristics indicate an obfuscated JavaScript dropper that uses anti-analysis techniques. This script is responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files and a U3D binary further supports this dropper functionality.

Heuristics 6

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.
Obfuscated multi-stage PDF JavaScript dropper high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPER

PDF JavaScript shows 3 independent signals of exploit-kit-style multi-stage obfuscation: annot_subject_stage, hex_dashed_payload, repeated_pluginschk. This is strongly consistent with pre-2011 Adobe Reader PDF droppers — OpenAction JS reads encoded data from annotation subjects, decodes it through one or more hex / base-N loops, and invokes eval indirectly (method name built one character at a time). The actual CVE is hidden in the final decoded layer and is not visible via static analysis.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0005_000.js` `1fe3d16c29139eff72916526fa791c682580a9a486b6df1feb1daaf942866d89`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x14F	711 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `c33840c135ac4353169674d56be050a533185d64992bebf0afb654780d72f502`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1CED	12615 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` `df9c83a726ae421753d35f74fa3bef6cac65b8ae0a5a0d4f41f6f542b58ab922`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	211266 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`u3d_00_off000042ad.bin` `fb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x42AD	28021 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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