Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f0d97d1fe7e030e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

21.1 KB
MD5: 01bc531872a488e5db52921fc5c530ad SHA-1: 79ff0f2d9874c2e72b4c101e494c89396fff7931 SHA-256: f0d97d1fe7e030e149eab171eb6d180d02f2d79661e61c01a2a179b5b8c796f4
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the 'eval()' function and 'unescape()' for obfuscation, indicative of exploit kit activity. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2009_0927' specifically points to the use of 'Collab.getIcon' to trigger this known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, likely for further system compromise.

Heuristics 5

  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111711_000.js
6ad991bd0fe2e843839d181301dceccb1ba9d8eb1cc7adb3dbd4c258a777932c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E 3347 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111712_001.js
8a5abb603bcbea83e2b9b1f0e9257d150daefb9fb6c47d321aeaf7d588b8380b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xED7 15876 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111713_002.js
2810428d2b000cc7e14c729c4682c629f108a60512741736361ff7061fcc3ca4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x4D11 1755 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
2ba9baf026290b1f410f1bb610dba7ed7e5abc98e9e30bee7fae37186e112ec1
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xED7 1526 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
407624ceb11bdfcccd03817d5cc6229f3a3f8dfc15051e1567d07f2b81bcede8
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x4D11 100 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js
3d92764b57f2a9528a794a8bc937362bdce9f1fe5b9d644d7e9bcca6edb593dc
deobfuscated-js multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xED7 1627 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).