MALICIOUS
196
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript
T1204.002 Malicious Link
T1071.001 Web Protocols
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and utilizes the `unescape()` function, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic `CVE_2009_4324` specifically points to an exploit targeting this vulnerability, which involves JavaScript execution. The presence of a secondary embedded PDF further suggests a multi-stage attack. The primary goal appears to be the execution of arbitrary code via the exploited vulnerability, likely leading to the download of additional malware.
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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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Secondary embedded PDF body has suspicious static findings critical POLYGLOT_CHILD_PDF_STATIC_TRIAGEA valid PDF body was found at a nonzero offset inside another container and its carved contents matched PDF exploit or lure heuristics. This catches polyglots where the top-level magic routes to ZIP/OLE while a PDF reader or downstream parser opens the hidden PDF payload.
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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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Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
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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. (matched inside decoded stream)
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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. (matched inside decoded stream)
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
- http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
- http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
Extracted artifacts 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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stream_004_off0000063a.js447cccb0b28690cfd35e6c7d285b83d1ca96a54fd0f2a437498ab8c6a303cc5d |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x63A | 2610 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js42c3f4df375ff6f58ff655cc4f88b5cc28f0dd33b978390db3538684a6219b74 |
deobfuscated-js | string-concatenation normalized Acrobat API aliases at offset 0x63A | 126 bytes |
objstm_0023_00.bine8bfe65c34a535b0837ce7c541e45b42ab61e1ff13de05788daf7770f9a1ec0e |
pdf-objstm-decoded | PDF /ObjStm 23 0 obj (inflated) | 274 bytes |
font_00_sfnt_off0000ab1b.binabf5a371cd7e8a64c39e8d39357d81ec822d1b898edb42bb7f7e38e1015f32ab |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAB1B | 248108 bytes |
polyglot_child_pdf_off00009fd3.pdfa41bbb18934c7409de9ce0e60e995d1ed3c3e5f8f5bd98f66c9bfc7006f9975c |
polyglot-child-pdf | Secondary PDF body inside pdf container at offset 0x9FD3 | 46432 bytes |
polyglot_child_pdf_off00013d46.pdf0b1c923c8a0028794f3a3244dc498786746334f394e41678cc58ffbeb707d0a8 |
polyglot-child-pdf | Secondary PDF body inside pdf container at offset 0x13D46 | 6125 bytes |
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