PDF malware analysis — malicious · b48895f821c51b11

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 37a7da19bc190677f4614d3eeb0bede5 SHA-1: c0e6863f8bde19fa62e7685a9453e374788c139d SHA-256: b48895f821c51b11a9bb1ed7f56a5cc623b9de42658aa370f85eccf7219b671e

158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript triggered by an OpenAction, exploiting CVE-2009-4324 using the media.newPlayer method. The JavaScript is obfuscated and appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of the unescape() function and script obfuscation indicators further support this malicious intent.

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.
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `29ade07c4c0631428684f35dc7e5cdf5a275a84c70f3a6185e0d549d0b7300c6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3A1	2645 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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