Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db5a425dc6c04083…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB
MD5: f9d397ca647de5c025c7cf87bb244bc4 SHA-1: e47eb7cc270bba04a1c93436b88a512de8654476 SHA-256: db5a425dc6c04083321d1fd5060609da6a270c719913a04471d4f5a927bc3bbb
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1059.007 JavaScript/JScript T1059.004 Python

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and utilizes the unescape() function, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon) confirms the exploitation of a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage 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)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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
f53788e6a3139d91233a0019835c3a6a178296fa62ed227f9cab41441ab977e1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x12D 619 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).