PDF malware analysis — malicious · be0ff74496f06b40

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB

MD5: 246cdac84186cb0d457feb2f084a5d84 SHA-1: 61d5651cb2f4a534f664a7af36b1a4e66f92dbc2 SHA-256: be0ff74496f06b40ab2b2e0d03342d7a0ad9840c421465c53831616f8ee757ab

106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains obfuscated JavaScript, identified as a multi-stage dropper. This script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of U3D content and JavaScript actions further indicates malicious intent. The deobfuscated JavaScript file and related artifacts are key indicators of the dropper's functionality.

Heuristics 6

U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
Obfuscated multi-stage PDF JavaScript dropper high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPER

PDF JavaScript shows 3 independent signals of exploit-kit-style multi-stage obfuscation: annot_subject_stage, hex_dashed_payload, repeated_pluginschk. This is strongly consistent with pre-2011 Adobe Reader PDF droppers — OpenAction JS reads encoded data from annotation subjects, decodes it through one or more hex / base-N loops, and invokes eval indirectly (method name built one character at a time). The actual CVE is hidden in the final decoded layer and is not visible via static analysis.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0005_000.js` `a3319192cac6d4dc4eeb6af2d736b0ffec979b23116a003bc7c23382761c32a5`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x14F	733 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `e908b5e73808cf318cd1a72c80be3b8a3889f8f91a619361e023fabb1e912119`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1D30	13493 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `1acea11ea224537de1ad41719cab530f331f80a7e8c6d2a3dcf405b0543a82b5`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	213669 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`u3d_00_off00004429.bin` `fb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x4429	28021 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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