Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 584528b0283ca330…

MALICIOUS

PDF

18.6 KB Created: 2010-01-01 07:27:45 Authoring application: Fexaxououazobb
MD5: 2d126eafe1a3220f7e1a9c03cf2bfc4b SHA-1: 5c89d942fab1ff5e6a057db49face6880f1cd89b SHA-256: 584528b0283ca33080d0a258f1a2c76d7c5800abcc4d95dbf16953c7f819c455
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, and CVE-2007-5659 through embedded JavaScript. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7262649-0' further supports its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly the deobfuscated 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', are highly indicative of a dropper mechanism designed to download and execute further malicious content.

Heuristics 7

  • 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)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7262649-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7262649-0
  • 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_obj0012_000.js
92727c590b9f8bcf1e2515f6f959a89ec88fc790ac70198f50f991fb40c11f8e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x544 1140 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0028_001.js
169195c1cb7610f4e921afbc56edc88895bafb65e53977d67c4a9740d94c9a4a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 28 at offset 0x1B9 2403 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
3a4ec5558058a83f8c8dbb9bddf991981d78ef4296a354cfe46730e49ed0b8d0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x784 33614 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 96 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).