Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de7ffa7fdb369133…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: 9fa76573f770945be14fab5d8425c83f SHA-1: 84e30d7b732d9ff3faf9c009872c681569271f43 SHA-256: de7ffa7fdb36913352415046371ce5b5cac31bb0cf7d1ea68be400a44b85f184
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is triggered by a CVE-2009-4324 exploit targeting the media.newPlayer object. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the presence of the exploit and the JavaScript action strongly indicate malicious intent. The primary attack vector is likely user interaction with the PDF, leading to the execution of the exploit.

Heuristics 5

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111111_000.js
85104f4248f5930626421a09bb01d3bbe3c80917ca1a0161b6b6249d1c9885e0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1259 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111112_001.js
9b7d14789cb1952c39f2580e1c615f7e11a9e3ba622658b36e7e956529009d5a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x485 264 bytes