Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 57a1b418c841663c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.3 KB
MD5: 04a6ad968a8c8a9ec73569cba319839d SHA-1: 3f304cbe5da3c7b7430e56f8f6fe9bc0d5402b53 SHA-256: 57a1b418c841663cdcd875639290787c96dd5b3339132b772d766d35ce52856f
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers heuristics related to CVE-2009-0927, specifically the 'Collab.getIcon' method. This indicates an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability in older versions of Adobe Reader. The embedded JavaScript, though large and potentially obfuscated, is the likely mechanism for delivering the exploit. The DOC BODY content appears to be garbage data and not indicative of the document's lure.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
1300c757e8727858da076a2e5da3c1ad4d3b79296b2c10524763493a94efe4c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 98664 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
506cc94dcb76dbe5e91f4c982d9c02dc2b4e00adc7a6da49ab7f1ce831bb3107
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 96798 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).