PDF malware analysis — malicious · db99346ef58efa47

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.2 KB

MD5: 3d220cf395abfac03d3f3a5352e57c77 SHA-1: 621c129077892bda7076240c1a991fcbe2498a71 SHA-256: db99346ef58efa477eb43fdb4c3367076c2b369404c349fe16c182854828e49e

78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is triggered by the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability related to the media.newPlayer API. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates an attempt to execute malicious code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the script and the use of a known exploit suggest a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 4

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `2bcf65323b62acbab90282ce9e0c5064f4698c98302a456af0c95166cb0cbf9f`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2578 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `d7155f873b59e589a73c704be477a30cf4921d43cb2c81abc4b0960cad6f3280`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC2D	1220 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414`	deobfuscated-js	cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7	81 bytes

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