MALICIOUS
268
Risk Score
Malware Insights
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
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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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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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: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7269487-0
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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.
Extracted artifacts 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111111_000.js4334bdb4e5774ae447a83c1bce21e2e68d76b06681078803a175c18e479cc52c |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 | 1248 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 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111112_001.js8db6fd4eb07dabbad8ffad9bbd482b2a12361f59918cd852ba6ab7f244c97eb9 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x480 | 254 bytes |
combined_document_js_000.js438cf9f52cf11d891abcde438069c4e620eca041adea871ba1e3ee339b306d69 |
deobfuscated-js | combined document JavaScript streams at offset 0x160 | 1503 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 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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