Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6d1054fee6c8dad1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.7 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: 716fa8ded9b004d95cb93b5d16659507 SHA-1: 7aa873a922d3ad32b195358efbaceff1734db263 SHA-256: 6d1054fee6c8dad1cac5393e95668eb1fc264ae83501b7d62ba090f54ee0cb3f
590 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-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, and CVE-2007-5659. The script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the URLs http://thintin.com/1/sv777/load.php?spl=pdf_new and http://thintin.com/1/sv777/load.php?spl=pdf_pack. The use of eval() and unescape() functions indicates obfuscation, typical of exploit kits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 14

  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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 detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV 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.
  • 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)
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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://thintin.com/1/sv777/load.php?spl=pdf_new
    • http://thintin.com/1/sv777/load.php?spl=pdf_pack

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
6da08794d173232872f04e1118509eb044172ca0432776160b29161555411953
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x3D2 168 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0034_001.js
41dc0b1c79f7c0e9fccf1161bd4ccbdc504b6fdc9e138f35d9f67e305357f4a6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0x4B0 116 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
0e95943e1a88fbe5c2484fa97b1548988bef0871d59d9bf2c73d09239363ac88
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xEB 122 bytes
javascript_obj0038_003.js
0a3c57a6445cd835f51ea19acb66e3074d0b312cdf5ac89fe0e4a865f5d385e3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0x13EC 150 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0078_004.js
ea6813f0758acde431f085d87e8b01002bd8c4f24d62ca544bac0f8f9a95623a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 78 at offset 0x73 36 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
d63784f082e9abadc5b287ba7c481d7e10e9dc0da883c19dc1c74f3ad5a7c680
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x58F 6411 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).