MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical heuristic, CVE_2007_5659, specifically points to the use of 'collab.collectEmailInfo' to execute JavaScript, which is then further processed by extracted files named 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' and 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js'. This indicates the sample is designed to exploit a PDF vulnerability to run malicious code, likely as a downloader or initial stage of a larger attack.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C | 431 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js5c7db026ac3d4102d76bb07aecd4dc030254d4f327afc37a41a4daa4e6e6baca |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 | 12422 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.jseab49310b741962de5e2eb15d96afb0b02c2a7e20d448fbb08c4edd9d39b6fde |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 | 5160 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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