MALICIOUS
268
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.007 JavaScript
This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability through the media.newPlayer object. The script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the critical heuristic firings for PDF JavaScript exploit clusters and ClamAV detection. The specific exploit target and payload are not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the intent is clearly malicious execution.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 7
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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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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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: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277588-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277588-0
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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.
Extracted artifacts 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111111_000.jsc987abfbc0fffccb45890f3b42388299f4cb8683afab3b5821a0cf2ec02e8306 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 | 1295 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 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111112_001.jsd817ac0a726dd0a0d529d21d1c6220217055bf2a7519a2ec21fe02fbfef6ddc7 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x48E | 268 bytes |
combined_document_js_000.js8005503316d462483ab669c8f18db7511fd8fba14bee1a91b0278f2765573101 |
deobfuscated-js | combined document JavaScript streams at offset 0x160 | 1564 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 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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