Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 881d720e4d95aece…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.7 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: 4025c152557e9506862bc421d01aa6f3 SHA-1: 605337c5dd4cbfcb3f6694c0101f495a15b57dfe SHA-256: 881d720e4d95aeced6047d48436dd14f20b0d91d81c461dbd8110c072f573216
550 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader (CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927). The JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the provided URLs. The deobfuscated JavaScript confirms the download URLs and the exploitation of the media.newPlayer function.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 13

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH
    A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
  • 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.
  • Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT
    One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
  • 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.
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • PDF exploit shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL
    Decoded PDF exploit shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL — stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes, or hex-encoded in a document metadata field (/CreationDate, /Title) and referenced from the decoded script. 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).
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One 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://gooo.us.to//load.php?spl=pdf_new
    • http://gooo.us.to//load.php?spl=pdf_pack

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
3b13a24806f6e07df2350260326a3a54accfc674dca0d6ca7e92f51ef690bd4c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0xCB2 116 bytes
javascript_obj0034_001.js
827b8bf6ae90bb2519204f6aa758db383754fefcc432782f1895ef484ff95aaa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0xD7C 194 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
a9e79f02fb8acc0c9d82b3460839af344a9d96277ee43ea69aa765602d5f6c09
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xF15 205 bytes
javascript_obj0038_003.js
3c3112250b49cf2f6ac15899cb528219409cc4d37e5b9710d29597ef75269bd1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0x100C 42 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0078_004.js
13a72694f12e87e76f0e9c6c37a0de5f3f40bd3dcde9239f20c8c11b2ffa3ee5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 78 at offset 0xE6D 35 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
ba31c85491d009450e2dec860bedbf21b7a1e36793cbb2e12858c5948fc8ef01
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x247 6334 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).