PDF malware analysis — malicious · 5e51e4af6bae265d

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4330-01-01 Authoring application: 5948

MD5: d135df1e5b2bc6e92eefe02dbbc22499 SHA-1: 4bb24fbb0a29382c58e50b6479c58e1a1c4236b3 SHA-256: 5e51e4af6bae265d81006327f192f18ec4862b4b0909ebe0bde56adae5290fc9

648 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the URL http://webzarabotok.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows. The use of multiple CVEs and JavaScript obfuscation indicates a sophisticated exploit kit.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 15

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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. (matched in decompressed stream)
util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (matched in decompressed stream)
Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH

A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER

PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT

One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
Generic recovered JavaScript exploit stage high PDF_GENERIC_STAGE_RECOVERY

Bounded static stage recovery exposed hidden JavaScript through generic transforms such as null-byte collapse, percent decoding, marker replacement, arithmetic character codes, fromCharCode, numeric arrays, numeric-array minus-key decoders, alphabet-index arrays, /Producer half-difference metadata arrays, hex literals, marker-stripped Base64 literals, custom 6-bit XOR table decoders, or repeated-marker hex carriers. This rule is emitted only when the recovered stage contains exploit-like Acrobat JavaScript or shellcode markers.
PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL

Decoded PDF JavaScript shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes. Reader exploit shellcode embeds the second-stage fetch URL this way and pulls it down with a urlmon/URLDownloadToFile-style download-and-execute (commodity downloader behaviour rather than a specific Acrobat CVE).
Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
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.
Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL

One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.

URL http://webzarabotok.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows

Extracted artifacts 12

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `c166b6f6ec0a271ead042245aab9d81b766a4c6e05fdcca77526e691344b2967`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328	4816 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_000.js` `9be0cc2fe66795b1360f6e0f0f868ce51d75ef23eb24be21588a37ad94fe9454`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	4796 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_001.js` `bf46cba8e05c6f7182c4bc3329f3b14a830ff9111f9176e4be6dae6a163e2d84`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3938 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_002.js` `85a5d74636c337a4d8d77a067399eefeb5575f6e6d5c449916ec6aa2fb3c91d5`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	4807 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_003.js` `ba89ccce4fb13729a40911a82610f02e7c8a74ed8c125b74f20d7312b20d25c3`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3949 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_004.js` `661b3d9b654d5bbc82a657fd4fb2c67e9f8184fe58f80c9056df54dfe09043dd`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328	3704 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_005.js` `b47139f7c49051bd155da33d5f175a6a9eadd91bd07a5284755907bfdf633fad`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3918 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_006.js` `dbd770e1226783dbe7665b654ab0e93d80302ce988cdf5c7e192bfbb56f4c36c`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3934 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_007.js` `6caf7d94af85a3cfe557ae88d85187c49fc9061f0e366129f94e8a1c260380f8`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3929 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_008.js` `7a10f3bf2cdaa098394091ea6c6d4465cc8311631fdf4c85c1082cffb45e9264`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3945 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_009.js` `42e7b27c74869b495abfe7d22606679d130ff5caf10cb5017dd55f903cb60c6e`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3914 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_010.js` `dfca8c562d6ed787d2af780459af1cc2387df29cc5d91a05e25a924dcf4be5a2`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3925 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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