MALICIOUS
218
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.001 Malicious Link
T1071.001 Web Protocols
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the `Collab.getIcon` method, which is known to be vulnerable in CVE-2009-0927. The JavaScript also contains `eval()` and `unescape()` calls, indicating obfuscation and dynamic code execution. This combination strongly suggests the exploit is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature.
Heuristics 7
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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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.
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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.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0008_000.jsb36c84edc49960c96aaf73005467cae545cd66667a15f1ebd3825137e6891f9d |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x217 | 533 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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