PDF / .SWA malware analysis — malicious · bd7a5a9ca4ee50d6

MALICIOUS

PDF / .SWA

7.4 KB

MD5: e2bcc7decc4750d0fd90780d4a6e7934 SHA-1: dbeb5c12cfca9ad8623505f971c1ab75351e78e9 SHA-256: bd7a5a9ca4ee50d6cec0087bff082796bc0be167dc4582a48ef24f278488aca9

266 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659). The heuristics indicate that this JavaScript is XOR-decoded and then evaluated, a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The ClamAV detection of 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' further confirms the malicious nature of the extracted script. The likely intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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)
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0039_000.js` `5a864c3962057b95402f7d37e47c50af3d64ffd4058794bf054b0527e4724160`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 39 at offset 0x16F	27421 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` `457f8cc02f68e0d08b6fdee2fae5ac8f947fbeccd971d0a31bd950c1d4ceac16`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array XOR decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16F	5434 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `3f2690fa58391b922f5854d4bd2dcb51e752b33a499a07c54fdbcb9747cbc7e8`	deobfuscated-js	numPages XOR decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16F	5434 bytes

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