Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c59a41e8fb68cc1e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

939.0 KB
MD5: 1c8f8ec104e34050c0a1a372c2e0d638 SHA-1: a7c55c50d63f03f9075b79ada585dc58dec6d723 SHA-256: c59a41e8fb68cc1ed58b9332ffb70f45540bb67a47bfbe1230cc64642714df72
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers a critical heuristic for CVE-2009-0927, indicating exploitation of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader via the Collab.getIcon method. The presence of JavaScript and the specific CVE exploit strongly suggest an attempt to execute arbitrary code. No specific malware family could be identified.

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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
  • 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.