Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b2c34fc7c0dcb456…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB
MD5: d0e1610ddbc2527c9e1eeb4214259b47 SHA-1: 6f301d78c5fad6956b52b3ef1ff3c76b92470a3b SHA-256: b2c34fc7c0dcb456f18f41b53f0d26c3983c8d98b4f8439cf39b9d77a6644d9c
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link: Malicious Link T1071.001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that exploits the CVE-2009-0927 vulnerability in Adobe Reader. The script decodes and executes a second-stage payload, likely for further system compromise. The use of JavaScript within a PDF document to trigger an exploit is a common delivery mechanism for malware.

Heuristics 5

  • 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)
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
9eef1c13e714041a3a03c580cf663e6c504b0327dce5e5574b9e8cfd3691c0bb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1D3 9143 bytes
custom_b64_stage_000.js
90da1352cc6fccfa17859eebd3f0f7ae4438c5ba03e5741e8b531d80c5113bb5
deobfuscated-js custom Base64 decoded JavaScript layer 2 (PDF /JS object 8) at offset 0x8A7 1499 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).