Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59f4d925d34b006a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.0 KB
MD5: a51f671e19035227a4ef9c3551109f8c SHA-1: 620eceec0253df08fbd4b48dcdd2469d446f4b14 SHA-256: 59f4d925d34b006aa85ca4405ad2c7153e581f687579a6a0e4a9f35d2cbed172
198 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and exploits CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer function. ClamAV detections indicate this is a known malicious variant (Win.Trojan.Agent-36169). The embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' artifact.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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
d61e1398bb06c5f9d74a02b3178b2c4c14aa07a7d7c554659e7524f78d4f6e89
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2019 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
9fb171a0d205a9ed1364e114fc470fb53b0e0b080ab99c7c8a86cdb1f073d580
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x9FE 2540 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