Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6c00abb3f6f0c54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.3 KB
MD5: 4ed6ef742585427b14398e8c984af141 SHA-1: 632b20b52cc1e5158c8bc38193af6296e2b087e2 SHA-256: f6c00abb3f6f0c544f0dcfc5a552ee0fb18e3ecd075980d40e9aeb9f87c88f0c
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, including a call to eval(), which is a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer) indicates exploitation of a known vulnerability in older versions of Adobe Reader. The JavaScript is likely responsible for triggering this exploit, leading to the execution of arbitrary code. No specific malware family could be identified.

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.
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0005_000.js
e69085cb6e3f60ae962797a3b84923e3cc5882f9b8198d7500f420d1f1ae91ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117 1830 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj0005_001.js
a4a39a95112adeb7becbe348ae769bf8a4316eb18c0ca19b042a5144275ca0a0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117 42 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).