Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8bf390d8f2cceeab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.3 KB
MD5: 1c21e5341ff863d7f06dec74922c1f47 SHA-1: 58eb47330e7033970f90c84ed609ee3b7887599b SHA-256: 8bf390d8f2cceeab98fbc426abd1ca7598a2ac551c94adb16de3857a9751e9f9
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. Critical heuristics identify the CVE-2009-0927 exploit, specifically targeting the Collab.getIcon function. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing this exploit, leading to the download or execution of a malicious payload. The DOC BODY content appears to be obfuscated shellcode or exploit-related data rather than user-facing text.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
afd00816b4c79e517e915040302269837234a23dbc777e8764ccb5919838be5d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 98675 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
86465197bdff304d381da23193abbce1a46ab310cf9c23342b69a2757b198567
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 96790 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).