PDF malware analysis — malicious · 722d4d3180d72cb9

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.4 KB Authoring application: Viraciregavi

MD5: 892a19f6aa16d88d0ee1842a54ebe5c2 SHA-1: 990ab51cb65bcc342359436a484e25150a45d406 SHA-256: 722d4d3180d72cb9c53a66be24497334ef1cbdb9bc7177aeaed8231e012e40ec

468 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains obfuscated JavaScript. Heuristics indicate exploitation of CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, suggesting it attempts to execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the recovered generic stage, likely serves to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial compromise.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 11

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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. (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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35649
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.
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.

Extracted artifacts 7

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `36e785aa1246fa046891fea5150cd464ac34511a66984cc16883718848ef2f3d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x45A	5718 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_000.js` `b4e130d2fef1e1e603875159298b3455cfba991e01b94b8dc72f81cd4d478e77`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A	5451 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_001.js` `8014553da6f3531d4103e9a201fa84ac04c0ab07643d56223e770b8009b850c4`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from decompressed stream at 0xE98 at offset 0xE98	2882 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_002.js` `d02572d6084b4d75ea740332de84bd64d1805f342fe6a7040d2c28d3f1518530`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize from decompressed stream at 0xE98 at offset 0xE98	2851 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_003.js` `8f4550f6272ad7e0a2a9c14ac96769c3ac1449c23291a25cfaf47987797817de`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery split-literal-normalize -> percent-decode from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A	5447 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`generic_stage_recovery_004.js` `904c26d31bcbf6d6716beccef06b345843a7e9414f609ae29ac38763bf813c47`	deobfuscated-js	generic stage recovery percent-decode -> split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 7 at offset 0x45A	5449 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `1e0c8ca4c6180400afd62497a161d41969b04e1091a2d4ffa9764c7f00cf51a1`	deobfuscated-js	string-concatenation normalized Acrobat API aliases at offset 0x45A	851 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 long base64-like blob(s).

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