Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6b9968af5b230e08…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4419-01-01 Authoring application: 4324
MD5: 600f3372ceadfb6120fe285116ca5a18 SHA-1: 32060df7ff8d71dfc82acf9655a3e1a1cb3fba78 SHA-256: 6b9968af5b230e086a421bac0bf00a4ac701891324fb031dacdcd572ac83075b
648 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages 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. This indicates a multi-stage attack aimed at client execution.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
7b8163fb1715f4608f2cda6c9108e48dc25a41810da23a28842cb7efc85e6b90
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4798 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
9208f44bfb2d0508f92e77fc4b9bf81f6f54bd790d352ea721ab9668aebca633
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 4778 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
c8f12844147c3c465cb468ab7fa526524b87bc8d651ca1e09813b1775e8f7865
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3928 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
86d7865531fd7f9981c4b022866dd59e5f61c2bff804a09d11f4b3537e754194
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 4789 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
5036ff34994e462e6dff9bad941499638052c75ca38f773a090c16a83eceb34b
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3939 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
ca6efcf64fadc8cc76a74aee66ec7153fc796a9fd6ff79751b61e4b912ce7c4b
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328 3694 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
ed0511442376f0a22b468e73842e921c0f7d5501b93b8c82647dd99e141fdfdd
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3908 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
31c392b839d3183440094a8e5d3571b1164733b6ad1b775d0291e928bf6ff7c4
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3924 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
97842bb2d8fd990f3f969e70e3d2a8d87ca8b76f38075cef25a5e1c00c9b35ea
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3919 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
0f45957b24f29cd211c5e51cbe399c81a89c05be757c1228bc6707b4bac2dc21
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3935 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
6be7ea7436d897cd9cbb36302825b3ae08f49c042e6d584bcd1260a0f5e593f7
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3904 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
b335efb321794959f400572dc09ac465e9e3fcb47c087c92d5deae5d76190575
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3915 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).