Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab095f02d78fc79b…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

7.3 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: ab059c90e9fbfb449d524dd4afa4d2b5 SHA-1: ee953775c9ff5fb3c5c6e63b7051be43de8cf947 SHA-256: ab095f02d78fc79bf757108815023a427bca5135aab09ea00cc3683e0e4b9f66
278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, and CVE-2007-5659. These vulnerabilities are leveraged to execute embedded and obfuscated JavaScript. The JavaScript streams, particularly the deobfuscated versions, are likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple exploit-related firings strongly suggests malicious intent.

Heuristics 8

  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 7

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
9808035d0dc52c74b146dd64a5fe45407b9375496392e795d0cc8d7bc9fc8a6d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x40E 126 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0034_001.js
b9930a21c852c4461d23dd6c554551d1c463aa3f6804e785b5a227b614837d03
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0x4C5 115 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
c9ded44bba4ee180eb3fe2cb04087e1767cb25c35732989b0cb6734102ed11d8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xF9 118 bytes
javascript_obj0038_003.js
b9739179340b83b0f131a9a003188585b16a85edb9b73e32a6b6593f235cdee1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0xC25 146 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
7013041898f168f5c15d691517c5055ec6a486ad39c55052f6838c7962711d62
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x5AB 1640 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
f064f023f18c3aac3d1d8d08e2bf92ac280a38a05deb06d6e168e58d5a3a1c30
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xD41 1806 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js
4318f710eeb77b2a6bbc9ee5fc5d93acaebbef7154580817349c5867cab4bbeb
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x13B3 2950 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).