MALICIOUS
516
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the `exportDataObject` function to launch a second-stage payload. This payload is an embedded Windows executable disguised as 'Aula2.pdf'. The critical heuristic `CVE_2010_1240` indicates that the PDF exploits a known vulnerability to execute `cmd.exe` with parameters that facilitate the execution of this dropped payload, likely leading to the installation of malware.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976
Heuristics 12
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Adobe Reader Launch action command execution critical CVE exact CVE_2010_1240PDF uses the Adobe Reader/Acrobat Launch action pattern associated with CVE-2010-1240: cmd.exe is invoked with attacker-controlled parameters, paired with an embedded/exported payload.
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Launch action critical PDF_LAUNCHPDF contains a /Launch action whose target is an executable, URL, or UNC path — can start an external application
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Embedded Windows executable payload in PDF stream critical PDF_EMBEDDED_PE_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an embedded Windows executable with a verified PE header. Exploit chains often hide droppers inside ordinary streams rather than standard /EmbeddedFile attachments.
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/Launch action target: cmd.exe critical PDF_LAUNCH_COMMANDPDF /Launch action specifies an executable target with parameters '/Q /C %HOMEDRIVE%&cd %HOMEPATH%&(if exist "Desktop\\Aula2.pdf" (cd "Desktop"' — references a known-dangerous executable (cmd, PowerShell, etc.).
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Embedded attachment masquerades: declared document, content is windows-executable critical PDF_EMBEDDED_FILESPEC_CONTENT_MISMATCHAn /EmbeddedFile attachment's declared filename extension or /Subtype MIME type contradicts the magic bytes of its decompressed content. The attachment is declared as a benign document or image but the bytes are an executable or executable-bearing archive. This is a deliberate deception used to hide droppers in PDF attachments and is a generic indicator of embed-and-drop weaponisation, independent of any specific CVE.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Tool.Agent-1388586 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Tool.Agent-1388586
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV 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.
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/Launch action paired with attachment-dropping JS API high PDF_LAUNCH_PLUS_DROPPER_JSPDF combines a /Launch action with a JavaScript API call that writes or opens an attached/external resource — the canonical shape of the CVE-2010-1240 /Launch + exportDataObject family. Benign PDFs do not pair these surfaces; the combination indicates a drop-and-execute chain regardless of the specific JS API knobs or /Launch target.
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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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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://www.zeustech.net/
- http://]hostname[:port]/path
- http://www.monotype.comhttp://www.monotype.com/html/type/license.html
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.netFonts
- http://www.apache.org/
- http://www.monotype.com/html/mtname/ms_timesnewroman.htmlhttp://www.monotype.com/html/mtname/ms_welcome.htmlNOTIFICATION
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseDejaVu
- http://www.monotype.com/html/mtname/ms_arial.htmlhttp://www.monotype.com/html/mtname/ms_welcome.htmlNOTIFICATION
Extracted artifacts 11
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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Aula2.pdf40f06077e5f0a940f41a1fec21c082bcb173be11904e3101a543b4d8154fc9ae |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 120 at offset 0x3FADC | 73802 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Win.Trojan.Swrort-5710536-0
Obfuscation or payload:
unlikely
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javascript_obj0121_000.js6573d7ffa798f39db06cfb61fd5dabd23ff3ce76d40ec3f0aa5cc047da20c7b6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 121 at offset 0x4A720 | 54 bytes |
font_00_sfnt_off0002885c.bin772548046259fffcbce4e5751b8d28c576d5d90560bfbbc64b9f5cf75bed3a6e |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2885C | 11324 bytes |
font_01_sfnt_off0002a759.binbf76d3cb24da7f626de1786ff9ebdda3af5c82a53ff8d545dff1e66e8a625c06 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2A759 | 12236 bytes |
font_02_sfnt_off0002cbf3.bin0783c2c95492645bc36e53cad6631d71ce3b56c8f6fe7c67a71caa3885c4dbd8 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2CBF3 | 20008 bytes |
font_03_sfnt_off0002f07d.binc960b72478768b2a84df9edd25975384a1fd91bce6bba756b0c5e39ed79c39a4 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F07D | 7704 bytes |
font_04_sfnt_off00030571.bin146ce5320253759592580b6cbf64719427c34359f64f38895bd2e4591d857595 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30571 | 27008 bytes |
font_05_sfnt_off0003393f.binf75fa7ea4508b579520149fb4333bb782cdf349df4d311e2de1b664bb1835a47 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3393F | 21852 bytes |
font_06_sfnt_off00035dbd.bin76a2d1fe11ffa695a5ea1acd1111655406a3749fb08fd3364310c9b695b7167d |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x35DBD | 26804 bytes |
font_07_sfnt_off0003922d.binbd2894c70e9b36778f6af9524fa1971779f69815a4a7a2934103fcd395b4d223 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3922D | 2832 bytes |
font_08_sfnt_off00039bd5.bin4a133d81704ce5d27f57baf7f25680117bb7d3603d870262b3b07908376e6f4c |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x39BD5 | 29520 bytes |
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