PDF malware analysis — malicious · d2263fa6e0302106

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.3 KB

MD5: deb309b699aaabefae9a6b55dd0a7536 SHA-1: 7eb164e562ec7bcd247251e4c2145a86efd755af SHA-256: d2263fa6e03021068bbba7759b621c208a8b36bd51dcb9ca2f27546bc040a123

118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical finding is the CVE-2009-4324 exploit targeting the media.newPlayer object, which is a known method for executing arbitrary code within PDF documents. The embedded JavaScript also contains an eval() call, suggesting obfuscated code execution. The primary intent appears to be exploiting this vulnerability to download and execute a secondary payload, though the specific payload and download URL are not directly extractable from the provided evidence.

Heuristics 5

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.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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.
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0005_000.js` `8ea336724a7f1f47670093a3ba1f6598f5f507b2d000e2660ef0f3c1aa152fed`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117	1797 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`javascript_obj0005_001.js` `ca02d2d29a61a078e86fe8f9e778118a5673ba00c5c069052a707663f3351299`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117	33 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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