Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e52512278c987ba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.2 KB
MD5: d2769dd9ca038665015816ea3df2a8cb SHA-1: 10298a71ba9a1013b7d4c864a0006c779aec12d4 SHA-256: 4e52512278c987bae0554d04e18cdd155fafd04d7f26474f706a560b1024a190
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer annotation API. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates an attempt to construct and execute a URL, likely for downloading a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the script and the use of a known PDF exploit suggest a downloader or initial access stage.

Heuristics 4

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
a68a2c9a2635dbbd7211c2f045e619e5372cb040a4085e5a6d39e3e865a47ae6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2578 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
d7155f873b59e589a73c704be477a30cf4921d43cb2c81abc4b0960cad6f3280
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC2D 1220 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes