Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d506ab0f13a69d0a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.0 KB
MD5: 504a5dcce076c899e4291236068697b8 SHA-1: bef4a24de98fb6c6065cb605461d86aea233ddab SHA-256: d506ab0f13a69d0a971feaa675b645f68ec8be2fd76ef201b9c9257ee99d7595
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is configured with an OpenAction to trigger its execution upon opening. The 'CVE_2009_0927' heuristic indicates exploitation of a known vulnerability related to 'Collab.getIcon'. The embedded JavaScript stream, identified as 'javascript_obj0009_000.js', is obfuscated and likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The lack of readable document body text prevents a more specific determination of the lure, but the technical indicators strongly suggest a malicious exploit document.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0009_000.js
c2b915a2f59f9572e52287da318429fea5f80249c12f4485f41c793ceee7c46d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xD6 2287 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).