MALICIOUS
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
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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)
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF 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.
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV 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.
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URLDecoded 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).
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.js68d50ab6b85abcd217e961a48593373030047545536a0b9d963cd3833331d86e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 2914 bytes |
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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).
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javascript_obj111712_001.js0b7ea9dd15ca3d45b112e3ed0d177fc8aac15a5dec759a35abb4e1f99111735b |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xD26 | 10939 bytes |
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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).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js9a387a384201882939707c2586c01e63fdac5e507fc27aa674b7e88fcfd248b2 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x3817 | 2276 bytes |
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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).
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javascript_obj111711_003.js2c2567b1715af43cc202062f112a17f1b40ebf45fc2583ce43dd23ef175369d0 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x1B2 | 16285 bytes |
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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).
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javascript_obj111712_004.js8701fc49ca7f53a473f32f8bc2bb43dfc378844b07e037347b32ca0f0b938f29 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xD4A | 13317 bytes |
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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).
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javascript_obj111713_005.js410c4e40c70641b0847d29516c59d555b67aeb0bbaf43ca544ea8918154890c6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x383A | 2325 bytes |
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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).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js14d9d23d619682a659b666d1537fbe47a8cc4db49b0c37d63714847d39b24a42 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xD26 | 1080 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.jsfa44c3a6a5df9dd0c4918db03b8a33dc1e24bba8204a13d66510a81c2b2e6f17 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3817 | 166 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js1c96ee696ace6892c53355b89b1ea96f52cca8e3a6b5b4fe55099399bf524996 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1B2 | 1247 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_003.js68e40a1bb4e26ecf90bd7496b4d7c3b0538b837501adfda3341658ef6565e3dd |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xD26 | 6406 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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