PDF malware analysis — malicious · 82b095c6915e52fd

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.9 KB

MD5: bdfd16cd7548271ea070539d27cc808d SHA-1: bb04d16183ca9e0d3b8494e48cb20171091fb126 SHA-256: 82b095c6915e52fdf6ed3b4d19a141b2a6e9f3ced94d66006d2db5613f85f7d8

98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the Collab.getIcon method to exploit CVE-2009-0927 in Adobe Reader. The JavaScript is obfuscated and decodes a second-stage payload, which is then likely executed. This indicates a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 5

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)
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `f9c936ec73f3ac82967c81054b6ea083805b624946933a0be0554de853325f56`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1D3	9243 bytes
`custom_b64_stage_000.js` `1db17d068371ffbbb22e4c81099352d84a580247f0b04267ed8fed5ad4a8f879`	deobfuscated-js	custom Base64 decoded JavaScript layer 2 (PDF /JS object 8) at offset 0x8A7	1523 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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