MALICIOUS
120
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript
T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2009_0927 heuristic suggests exploitation of a known vulnerability related to Collab.getIcon. The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly javascript_obj0007_000.js and javascript_obj0007_001.js, likely contain obfuscated code designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of unescape() calls further supports the obfuscation and dynamic loading of malicious content.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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.
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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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_obj0007_000.js867dc76ff20291a80fe3e55f03f126a8139ef2683eda12a50dacbe5110a0043a |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x26D | 6346 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.js0d6cdadc45b995e15d9cb4e5cc557dc299a6d22303ad213345c54d0a13ca4b21 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x26D | 3158 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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