Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7c05ba128d320a5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.5 KB
MD5: c6a61ba3c0024684a20f9d8535f2ef76 SHA-1: 39ac2eea6c8c6ea615d6b266ce88057edcbb8a5a SHA-256: d7c05ba128d320a583a4d5b01dbc9ea35347438f641ca1a919ebd0dda60523c6
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2009-0927 vulnerability (Collab.getIcon). The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the presence of unescape() calls and the specific exploit signature indicate malicious intent. The primary goal appears to be the execution of arbitrary code via the exploit, likely leading to a further stage download or payload.

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)
  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • 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.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
254d9f9bb121d5d257b8f556174aa2253dcc92b8a782732d91ad2a01c2014fe3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x19D 5616 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).