Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddbf1f4db6420fae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.0 KB
MD5: 131637cd3cb0ec9f48311eb1fde6084c SHA-1: aa080413b5c2d464791ac56d94d15e374ff57887 SHA-256: ddbf1f4db6420faeaaa501a8dd205a741539b8d82e5a63503586151faa1ea695
218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is configured with an OpenAction trigger, indicating an attempt to automatically execute code upon opening. The presence of the CVE-2009-0927 exploit (Collab.getIcon) is a critical finding, confirming the exploitation of a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript stream, identified as 'javascript_obj0009_000.js', likely contains the malicious payload. The ClamAV detection further supports the malicious nature of the file.

Heuristics 7

  • 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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-3550 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-3550
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • 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_obj0009_000.js
22412d4686fc37e7c4362f25a686d73967023e507c7ca36f209d864d9d4fbc14
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xD6 2263 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).