Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6e6739250a50126b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3800-01-01 Authoring application: 6150
MD5: 9d610ea72d47dc28dd919bc55f63c275 SHA-1: 68fc150cf8f790009dbdd862fde13a6efd2bf010 SHA-256: 6e6739250a50126b76532f352cda811dab624f143603fb1adc9595c76fb56dbb
688 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains obfuscated 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 a second-stage payload from the URL http://ziro.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows. The presence of multiple exploit signatures and a high ML classifier score indicate a malicious intent.

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

Extracted artifacts 12

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
8873fc2de0fabdb2642189882b34425cf86b56499a7d604e57010d17aecc94e2
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
516b03c46fd2061f325925eab5f9e44c9fd6b3dc79edf696fc14fd8b5b6228e6
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
142d39e226acfdb31f02b31a60bffe8298fbd322d7c669f6aa767d7935a420d5
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
e842c74c3f94cbf0ebb4000a70d8a1633573f0da11884a1bc180f4b86c94c6f2
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
3b091257c4a69f439f1f596cf58c5ec09e826f0825c37a4bc139a4f5bfdfd3eb
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
a15d723a571e1bd847d521589d4e00644938dd5a645063fbd42e1917a880087f
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
8db51d52b4af14bb44c64227ae304319340751bf3f2628868ea10d831923c2b7
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
7289ec5a8d5a527b51e961c9deabec80008b3c16ffe2896854f90cde65a2844a
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
a2ff1a0437019fe2848767dae9e7d722d19081f52b383b9db9fa1f62efa07c98
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
1416990c20bacb9eb7e0ce45c792b6ca8a4fe6b7550a4e7fef963d567d54b096
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
f21facc67cb69c186a381d4487515eafa462565a11c578674893ee4134670215
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
a5fd63581213c2ba477333c0008ba290e886f8b9c99ae76967fa4fe9e5409b58
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).