PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8505224e0b1bd8a3

MALICIOUS

PDF

39.9 KB

MD5: cc529f62681b3412caf0186502e6ed58 SHA-1: b576aeb184f0174aaad3c68a9f4a7ded22b95a44 SHA-256: 8505224e0b1bd8a361dfb4429b72c86a88471562289642a4e39ec0646e7f2a7f

198 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2009_4324 heuristic specifically points to an exploit targeting the media.newPlayer API. The extracted JavaScript, particularly legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is likely responsible for executing the exploit. This type of attack typically aims to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection of Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 on the main file and an extracted artifact.

Heuristics 6

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)
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
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.
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `c9e3db374f27d9a7c7f33235d942c12105dc3493f8f29a40d0d0445e42fefc34`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2019 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `4e225c059cd17abe33884c93d6a7bd250aa680bbb866e1b3f1f0fd18974150d6`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x9FE	2534 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` `42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414`	deobfuscated-js	cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7	81 bytes

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