Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d27e47517bd84a2c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.9 KB
MD5: 98425e1a6fba5ef0a976b860d6c71f0b SHA-1: f3f7db7f8889656407934f7ef03ea8bf319d0209 SHA-256: d27e47517bd84a2c6d74d9fd921d53a021e6b7c5b1b1a39179d3ca16bd91bf45
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicating malicious intent. Specifically, the `CVE_2009_0927` heuristic firing points to the exploitation of a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader via the `Collab.getIcon` method. The JavaScript is designed to be decoded and executed, likely to download and run a second-stage payload from a remote source. No specific family could be identified.

Heuristics 7

  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded 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.
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js
433d6141b5fc932a52d94051061c1f7566cbde37bb51ce636d76e20ed4ab2bf6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6CA 297 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
74073e7254d5d5f36d57039ebd100eb7f6f8cef097d7e22b2679eeff22d86dd8
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189 2625 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).