Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6e032bc43e803818…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1421-01-01 Authoring application: 8111
MD5: 878ebe05f44106612dd0d1d11d588885 SHA-1: 319d86759f9b794b4064e340671afc368addf1d5 SHA-256: 6e032bc43e803818bf46299ba35a9f53ea19c768df6d72cbaea4c4a78fea374d
648 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the URL http://ziro.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows. The use of multiple CVEs and JavaScript obfuscation indicates a sophisticated exploit kit.

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://ziro.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows

Extracted artifacts 12

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
bba6f678a6b83d4cc164b45bcaab5157a1087181758c1c422d8323c8b6f88b55
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4788 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
253893b2ee2ef58abf8c9f12f6d4aa68e02293252cccf0319214b86ce35f132c
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 4768 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
97d1334be4137913d39cdea5418cf6c30db07e0e3323a62bd041d84ddf806e7e
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3910 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
b7f0c31b74591053175fa9e5e46af7399d35585ef82216345fd18506a95fd3f1
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 4779 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
41124b1767e69e49774eebf3151a5f8e637055efb903c9a0aad5fa9a2c1ff125
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3921 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
f15d1293138f874c39c939ab6d4c4f4bd9decfb3be5fcb1de771fae1069024e2
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328 3676 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
964b5912067260086db38ab466ddc04edae7081e57f3cc565b9608dce024aacc
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3890 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
2cc3a5945e57c37a97e62607a9a88dbe142298041a3cf18e70fbebc2ea9c2959
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3906 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
434f34b0f2f39ea96b24c45a63c328877e72d6d6a89d02eff3171e990cb6449a
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3901 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
7a7ed5de77906d95f268deebd23cc715e3f38b18185f5122dd2f9e087365dcfb
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3917 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
7f5b9a75317c16bbabd062b519fdee2cf66eb1c319dce99f7b74242c00503053
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328 3886 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
ff33d1a8cf5737a9234a8d326e6eed094d92ea6968be66a57d4a6b149641043e
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9 3897 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).