Malicious PDF / .IN_ — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9727326e587c31a0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .IN_

3.6 KB
MD5: 93575a7e330d1bce45e5a4b022d8db61 SHA-1: 8d15382924353620f36aa2810e25942d12bf1274 SHA-256: 9727326e587c31a078c7cecc4c58355ad2bdf118fe70dd93dcc3944a35832f3d
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

  • 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
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
b36c84edc49960c96aaf73005467cae545cd66667a15f1ebd3825137e6891f9d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x217 533 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).