MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.001 Malicious Link
The PDF sample contains obfuscated JavaScript, including multiple calls to 'eval()' and 'unescape()'. The critical heuristic firing indicates the use of 'Collab.getIcon' to trigger CVE-2009-0927, a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader. This exploit is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The script's intent is to leverage this vulnerability for arbitrary code execution.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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)
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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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.js48de14e74f4021ac4e5802c295580b6b7d0dddb49ada1bc5896c26fdf8ceaa74 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 3353 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_001.js4931a8ad61a8d000dffb3e529488ba3502837cb9730769297ea3378d7e0612de |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xEDD | 15540 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js6005e962816c3f46adfdf7401400088cd068179b1cfb97d7504b5e8f0eef7167 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x4BC7 | 1710 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jsb75693f583eca419695e44203aee635cf145b7085d6fb6e1a982b2a5b597c2ea |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xEDD | 1524 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js1397a77c63e5e8be02a059fd3c671fb708b92cb64d00ded4f2045e71093dec16 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x4BC7 | 99 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.jse977fb4a94fa43828c71f6586b9665a81f27206b90cfba63d751ea54172a3e14 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xEDD | 1624 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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