MALICIOUS
278
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1059.007 JavaScript
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated using eval() and unescape() functions, a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. Specifically, the CVE-2009-4324 heuristic indicates the use of the media.newPlayer object to trigger the exploit. The extracted JavaScript artifact, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, was detected by ClamAV as Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18, suggesting it contains shellcode. The overall behavior points to a malicious PDF designed to deliver a secondary payload.
Heuristics 8
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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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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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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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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111611_000.jsf23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6A9 | 697 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js3129934a91b4d657739a6e840f0412aa6c700d5850f8597951b8ed009f23abc9 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 | 2421 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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