Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f7d8d588e8c25675…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.7 KB
MD5: 2a9e70f5b8149111742d17bfb5f30faa SHA-1: 4254a7ce5be834d41105611cebb28974e0d6fd42 SHA-256: f7d8d588e8c2567556ea0cd491ee06cd1808d457635c9ed58ef09def842ffb0f
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits CVE-2014-0496 using app.addToolButton/removeToolButton. The JavaScript is obfuscated and appears to decode a base26-encoded stage, which likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The presence of XFA and AcroForm elements further indicates a complex PDF structure designed for exploitation.

Heuristics 7

  • app.addToolButton/removeToolButton — CVE-2014-0496 critical CVE exact CVE_2014_0496
    PDF JavaScript combines app.addToolButton() and app.removeToolButton() with heap-spray shellcode markers — the public Adobe Reader/Acrobat ToolButton use-after-free exploit shape for CVE-2014-0496. (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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON
    PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.8/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.5/

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0003_000.js
e10865ca0b1560b449e022da3664b1f39026336f0270224795bf0a27d38e1028		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 3 at offset 0x409 15424 bytes
base26_stage_000.js
d156d0b3b97a4b1fb834c4c29839bd51831b1b0294b9e2eee7eb9bc488c0c0d3		 deobfuscated-js base26-decoded JavaScript (decompressed) at offset 0x60D 5871 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 44 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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