Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f06a81fe6f0e624a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: fb9851c81c07c90db2bc092ae90c5f10 SHA-1: 1717553d689a19af6eba96df844f3596e11b1440 SHA-256: f06a81fe6f0e624ad9e95827a1d656d239daa44b4bd2b1da6e3cf1cf96794192
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability, specifically related to the media.newPlayer object. This indicates an attempt to execute arbitrary code upon opening the document. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the exploit itself is the primary indicator of malicious intent. No specific family could be identified due to the generic nature 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
55dc4a9c53746c911913c895be89e11ea971be3f2cd96f477174eb1a420e84d2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1274 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
cfd955d1c962902f96031f1c9065ad23628c37ae998240fe5532b9a536efd2db
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x485 269 bytes