MALICIOUS
258
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.001 Malicious Link
T1071.001 Web Protocols
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated using eval() and unescape() calls. The critical heuristic CVE_2009_0927 indicates the use of the Collab.getIcon method to trigger this known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649' and the presence of obfuscated JavaScript streams. The document body text appears to be unrelated filler content.
Heuristics 8
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649
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OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTIONPDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js71a93c08d1aa4a9ffd59006e076639e0442180af56d70eaa1a57edc31bb986d7 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x4E6 | 6393 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jse02e2a3bae5c73bf215cd72464cd0cd24899c02b4725be7065c7303db8f7b64c |
deobfuscated-js | string-concatenation normalized Acrobat API aliases at offset 0x4E6 | 276 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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