MALICIOUS
310
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.007 JavaScript
This PDF file exploits CVE-2009-4324 using obfuscated JavaScript. The JavaScript contains a URL that is used to download a second-stage payload, as indicated by the 'PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL' heuristic and ClamAV detection of shellcode. The embedded JavaScript is heavily obfuscated, but the core functionality appears to be downloading and executing further malicious content.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 9
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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)
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF 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.
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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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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URLDecoded 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).
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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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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
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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://gospeltube.com/cache/.svn/.p2/.l.php?l=1&spl=pdf_newplayer
Extracted artifacts 10
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.jsd03010919e8a8964c7779cb523b91d9bfd13b5333998314c20ce94169c0157e8 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 3166 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_001.js0965019894e1fabd9d983d8c2aed262392e2a21c5bd6aef73c0f5a199e72d7fd |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xE22 | 11828 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.jsa2c1a7a5c70ff2d3e060cb25cfcd95c9d2dc5a002d55462a6e2f295041d8c23e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x3C8C | 2361 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111711_003.jse368225a494bc0bafced59a7ce57d2f97e96c4d07f2ad7239afaaa32dbf326ed |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x1B2 | 17511 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 14 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_004.jsf9c05b60f790d3b3816bffacd0255ac520bb9da1c5b2b541633f442ab6748aca |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xE46 | 14291 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 9 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_005.jsafd95b6ec106c570ad89fd47cdd64808f9253c0c41cc7431a6424c9163fa4b3e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x3CAF | 2410 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js14d9d23d619682a659b666d1537fbe47a8cc4db49b0c37d63714847d39b24a42 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xE22 | 1080 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.jsfa44c3a6a5df9dd0c4918db03b8a33dc1e24bba8204a13d66510a81c2b2e6f17 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3C8C | 166 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js1c96ee696ace6892c53355b89b1ea96f52cca8e3a6b5b4fe55099399bf524996 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1B2 | 1247 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_003.js68e40a1bb4e26ecf90bd7496b4d7c3b0538b837501adfda3341658ef6565e3dd |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xE22 | 6406 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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