PDF malware analysis — malicious · 709b8c85ba967a5a

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7892-01-01 Authoring application: 6494

MD5: 15e1ef5de6a389aea6728e66d200416d SHA-1: 9299c4c4cb7985012aa2dcbb7cea397bed9e470c SHA-256: 709b8c85ba967a5a4f2df1f5c242d262a603c09b85ddad3c3a73b01fba1fcbf7

688 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, 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 embedded URL http://webzarabotok.ax3.net/load.php?stat=Windows. The use of multiple CVEs and JavaScript indicates a sophisticated exploit kit.

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://webzarabotok.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` `ea1837ab76808aaf82df02c39bcd9e1fe6e2aaca888968532c26a35b3c730e20`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328	4814 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` `63d54912661899758393e323ed5ac18b4cb8203cc5c6369aea2803c3077381f2`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	4794 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` `f04c01573058e0fd419e6166e3fa5f2f31db8a79425a0ef7dbc9df5490b9e240`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3936 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` `970f6b17d3ceca3a95ce18a63cd48cb9b2132f426d81829d1107b022c6093965`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	4805 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` `54b5478ca445cdfd1bb84b3273d25625ba1c582a7abf3ec1fc2a9423bcd886c4`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3947 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` `55b1f82e4d58af31b82814afb24cd645f31a551b198569f46e996ecee6eefaef`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode from decompressed stream at 0x328 at offset 0x328	3702 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` `18c34a00b0843b1420d5b9cf5df8f7ada98be6a91cb437caf5415b07d8fd67ff`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> 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_006.js` `f141c8d49e55474c48afdb8da832155ea6d2dd60af1a45dda317dbb894501468`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3932 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` `7cabdb74a6e9a4011e41ff4c29f90ea3aee1d3713b0982188a3a2b2350b2f61b`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> 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_008.js` `6dc52f2b4e1db6f7c16d6528ff52cf650318bbb35efb1c75ed5c9bbddfe69655`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3943 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` `d51670da2df8aa21f72da0b88cbf48da77aca9dc2143ea3064242e2b99115f98`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x328	3912 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` `f96050e7961901e5fcbb46ca0e807ef50e045a235b09ae0798f5859a35f6d9c8`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode -> percent-decode from combined JavaScript objects at offset 0x9	3923 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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