Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7105ee586e29c382…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.3 KB
MD5: 9dcc5dc85ebcf23c5cd33e64684a4818 SHA-1: deaf827695c99375d38da14e7431c4c0093523c6 SHA-256: 7105ee586e29c382b4426a6d238ef53f75199356d416632e9e9934d296bb7626
310 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file exploits CVE-2009-4324 using obfuscated JavaScript, which is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript contains multiple eval() and unescape() calls, typical of exploit kits attempting to hide malicious code. The primary IOC is the URL used for downloading the payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 9

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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://gospeltube.com/cache/.svn/.p2/.l.php?l=1&spl=pdf_newplayer

Extracted artifacts 10

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111711_000.js
68d50ab6b85abcd217e961a48593373030047545536a0b9d963cd3833331d86e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E 2914 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111712_001.js
0b7ea9dd15ca3d45b112e3ed0d177fc8aac15a5dec759a35abb4e1f99111735b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xD26 10939 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111713_002.js
9a387a384201882939707c2586c01e63fdac5e507fc27aa674b7e88fcfd248b2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x3817 2276 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111711_003.js
2c2567b1715af43cc202062f112a17f1b40ebf45fc2583ce43dd23ef175369d0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x1B2 16285 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 16 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111712_004.js
8701fc49ca7f53a473f32f8bc2bb43dfc378844b07e037347b32ca0f0b938f29
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xD4A 13317 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 11 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111713_005.js
410c4e40c70641b0847d29516c59d555b67aeb0bbaf43ca544ea8918154890c6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x383A 2325 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
14d9d23d619682a659b666d1537fbe47a8cc4db49b0c37d63714847d39b24a42
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xD26 1080 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
fa44c3a6a5df9dd0c4918db03b8a33dc1e24bba8204a13d66510a81c2b2e6f17
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3817 166 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js
1c96ee696ace6892c53355b89b1ea96f52cca8e3a6b5b4fe55099399bf524996
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1B2 1247 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_003.js
68e40a1bb4e26ecf90bd7496b4d7c3b0538b837501adfda3341658ef6565e3dd
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xD26 6406 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).