Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 93c6d42c0e82f383…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.0 KB
MD5: d57ce60b4523836f0ae671e00771c180 SHA-1: 1cfa8efc2153ec959ded3cd60988dc6824291875 SHA-256: 93c6d42c0e82f3836c7e2edce666f9dca8f54349fcde7bbeb2e3250d9132d880
218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes the 'eval()' and 'unescape()' functions, indicative of exploit code. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2009_0927' specifically points to the use of 'Collab.getIcon' to achieve arbitrary code execution. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 7

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj111611_000.js
f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6CE 697 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
da6e50800ff2a83ea7d20e4b69cf8fb755e1b859081e5c5b55ef1dbd8b6d2d42
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2643 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).