MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File Execution
The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of a PDF_EVAL heuristic firing and a critical CVE_2009_4324 alert for media.newPlayer suggests the JavaScript is designed to exploit this vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript, though partially obfuscated, likely aims to download and execute a secondary payload. No specific family could be identified.
Heuristics 5
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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.
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0005_000.js67f3a83ec61fed34172c08342e39d874ac7e441af0c98362a9728b5d58adb6e5 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117 | 644 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0005_001.jsca02d2d29a61a078e86fe8f9e778118a5673ba00c5c069052a707663f3351299 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117 | 33 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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