PDF malware analysis — malicious · 6e4f4ff88978ab9c

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2799-01-01 Authoring application: 8549

MD5: f23db42c60a39e3338eeabd5cabe2fe7 SHA-1: 8f12551bf11875a19da84b66eefad57813a233e7 SHA-256: 6e4f4ff88978ab9c829a7cd7902ab668b2783ebefebe98e122a40e21099a6766

688 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that leverages 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://zarplata.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 16

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
Hex-obfuscated structural name object high PDF_OBFUSCATED_NAME_OBJECT

A structurally-dangerous PDF name (e.g. /OpenAction, /Launch, /AA, /EmbeddedFile, /SubmitForm) is written with #XX hex escapes to evade string-based scanners. Legitimate producers write these names literally; hex-encoding them is a deliberate obfuscation technique.
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://zarplata.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows

Extracted artifacts 12

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `531aa978dee3766db564a6cafc6bd66a946f9fc98ed6d4755e2e34d53c45b66b`	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` `9b0a1860f18a6720628b2bc344017db5bd7a6217d274e7f42e42b07fb2b6566b`	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` `ff44f73452339828e698f686b3ad737ec5454c1ef50287a5833422b0082e90f4`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3920 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` `a1857b063f5ec12b5620de06544b69cbb023e123f5fa5a6ee8f806ca20910050`	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` `644544b610bef92c4ecf60fbb86ece71584a57b353d70d5950d487a3ec716934`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3931 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` `153e4ec22f8554019c8016e46520fc76dca1a8198ea76ba5b2ad5909f0e8bef1`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328	3686 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` `06f68efd6cbcde928492f8bf718a294192b48680e128d07076b21530e7100ef5`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3900 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` `330e9238ca403535dbb70398bd8bed0853b683c41839220baf298a305b6a7b87`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3916 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` `0bd4d70cc758d3fc8d14d1ac5b037475a6a41cc70ed572e642028f572cad0d8d`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3911 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` `e343678704ce1806e27a8219fb0d6342f3ce6effd51d0af1ec77bffc082dc7a0`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3927 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` `836f28de57626cc5fd1f92162f8de5502ea71aeef20ec01f460601f019c6dcf5`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3896 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` `ba3c6ec1a635ba9db7abed02779b3bf067a0f3b1cad15b13bbd6e5a30b55cefa`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3907 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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