Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6aa8a96974480bca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: 10ff74aace1f7672c6f851ab9554cacb SHA-1: 2a32896f9ac9cfc2041b406eb0fe8963b4589912 SHA-256: 6aa8a96974480bca2f8dbaa0080a9e732a7dc59edb409037241d3c6e533d0d91
268 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains JavaScript that exploits CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer) to execute arbitrary code. The script attempts to download a second-stage payload from a constructed URL. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, classifying it as a dropper.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj111111_000.js
4334bdb4e5774ae447a83c1bce21e2e68d76b06681078803a175c18e479cc52c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1248 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111112_001.js
8db6fd4eb07dabbad8ffad9bbd482b2a12361f59918cd852ba6ab7f244c97eb9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x480 254 bytes
combined_document_js_000.js
438cf9f52cf11d891abcde438069c4e620eca041adea871ba1e3ee339b306d69
deobfuscated-js combined document JavaScript streams at offset 0x160 1503 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).