Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de5a9bcbe2683b7a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

21.5 KB
MD5: 6f9303b24466f4ccaefbcaf2807f960e SHA-1: 600077673dd27b2351f0904a011a16b9d014f2b4 SHA-256: de5a9bcbe2683b7afba96e7c141288422de6d3b44ff6172f82de686e16e98529
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of deobfuscated JS files. The critical CVE-2009-4324 heuristic specifically points to the exploitation of a vulnerability related to media.newPlayer. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
8774710b59127ff6c36da3e49ff442f76325093636546cfebad4f758bada5c44
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2221 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
630bbd87d4c991442612bbfc5d0e64a58d98100212c3f8e897f80b45684ffd16
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAC8 1262 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