Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc44a78e5e57f7ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.9 KB Created: 2010-04-14 12:42:52 +02:00 Authoring application: PDFCreator Version 0.9.5 (via GPL Ghostscript 8.61)
MD5: 2c57c92edf354a3e9cd7e474a3b3d3d0 SHA-1: 5a9e5e3f4214859c86c909d9605d720aeaffea11 SHA-256: cc44a78e5e57f7efca33f65db3f93912ca251104e47bc847c5275d27419f32bf
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, which is triggered by a PDF_JAVASCRIPT heuristic. A critical finding of CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon) indicates a known vulnerability is being exploited. The presence of an unescaped JavaScript stream and ASCII85Decode filter further supports malicious intent. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0010_000.js' likely contains the malicious payload, though its exact function is not detailed in the provided evidence.

Heuristics 8

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • Additional-actions dictionary low PDF_AA
    PDF defines /AA (Additional Actions) that references an executable action (JS/JavaScript/Launch/SubmitForm) — can auto-trigger on document or widget events. Form-field calc/format/validate/keystroke handlers in legitimate interactive forms commonly fire this, so it is reported as a low-weight signal; weaponised auto-execution is flagged by stronger rules (PDF_OPENACTION, encrypted-with-JS, etc.)
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0010_000.js
b8cdcc8cd52a3f9e834673432d40c518d5fc497df8705db7995f88cd9d353a7a		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x98E 2603 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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