Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5e26bc6743b162b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

331.7 KB
MD5: e680ca1e2dca837a3681847a34b874e5 SHA-1: fb9f81b1a79059eefb5f28d1912b97cc1fdd0934 SHA-256: d5e26bc6743b162b4b05a7bcceacee0ae3b69eb3eff6cbf56dab14f459813d7f
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_FROMCHARCODE'. The critical 'CVE_2009_4324' heuristic specifically points to the use of 'media.newPlayer', a known exploit for PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript appears to be obfuscated, as suggested by the 'Script obfuscation indicators' heuristic. The primary function of the script is likely to exploit this vulnerability to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
7165d2c38e5a1ab05a7380812b7e5ff33a89a0529db241d4ba714f7ee3a59232
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x37B 953 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
59bbd607f3c2b5ec03961a94020c40651447df0ffd2415991ac82f905c02f53d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x37B 196 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).