Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aaf62693e7506d14…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: 71ba4c8dacfa3dd79a257d8e45dd69e6 SHA-1: 6942e7f27086c220a8b75f0971591b7f132429da SHA-256: aaf62693e7506d14ad586d4eac8eb578bb23aa6e08056208e81f0189c3d03c27
208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

This PDF file is malicious and likely exploits CVE-2009-4324 using embedded JavaScript. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed here, is the likely mechanism for exploitation, potentially leading to further payload execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-20456 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-20456
  • 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_obj111111_000.js
ef117d3f2321f7002a906feed1eacbdea17ebe97147592a8257217a51709e9c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1276 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111112_001.js
dba6f5c7ae28c38d5168a279c9def311161fe0e50f32fcc38ff726445fc43666
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x48D 261 bytes