PDF malware analysis — malicious · dce9813c9027bf41

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB

MD5: 0f688a5533368dfc7d28dea50a57a61b SHA-1: 3abecf49d30b70d99332b8417450b641c83d75a0 SHA-256: dce9813c9027bf418e0acdaa12aa15869b963e012a9b0824131f907aaee51323

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes a custom Base64 decoder and `eval()` to execute obfuscated code. The critical heuristic `CVE_2008_2992` indicates the JavaScript is designed to exploit a vulnerability in Adobe Reader, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm the malicious nature of the file. No specific family could be identified.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 7

util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7312858-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7312858-0
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
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. (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0013_001.js` `2fdab1304495069bba614e60a2b40ffbe939bd6bde88aa57334d2acd51b1034f`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368	6301 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).
`acroform_b64_00.js` `c7d502c22a95aa65dd673285bb5df7f8280603044e260e5b165a9b967574dd23`	deobfuscated-js	PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D	3572 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
`custom_b64_stage_000.js` `85fe71200c33f398824631ccde606ec4fbbce8035fb8611c145accabab2137e1`	deobfuscated-js	custom Base64 decoded JavaScript layer 2 (PDF /JS object 13) at offset 0x95E	2025 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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