MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript
T1204.001 Malicious Link or Trusted URL
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
The PDF sample contains heavily obfuscated JavaScript, including multiple eval() and unescape() calls, designed to exploit CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer object. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates a multi-stage download and execution process. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload from a remote source, leveraging the exploit to bypass security measures.
Heuristics 5
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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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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.jsc22f96573f8c9586725123242b52d18e30d7906454f4e38a2fbd804af19cf7d6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 3458 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_001.jsbd393a8c295bb6344b9316582ab515eb872e3c4030e565de97f04e51b19b53a1 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xF46 | 11520 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js4e9dc22a88a0a57fc465d7654245829946b08698ff465b91f382e069bfec705e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x3C7C | 2738 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js60cffa07ab8bc3f255758198aca1a5acd9294a01f46a3e5ef440d5573919199d |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xF46 | 1084 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.jsa9ea35d9355217e07a5a8020371b3e150a8d36661d254644b9c9899f25a58474 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3C7C | 174 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.jsc697c96ae47fdea80fb51881cd2d9076ea420e1b69e7f156da7417a0439b8a37 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xF46 | 1259 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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