Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c53df52ced5689e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB
MD5: 5e9275d47f78452ece44845633a6198e SHA-1: 6641fe5e72ddb4689f577f97a9241f5ff16e01ef SHA-256: 1c53df52ced5689efbd6c8f6c720a405e905888567fbea7bb8445814e4ea2840
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further obfuscated and likely serves to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of ClamAV detection and multiple heuristic firings related to JavaScript exploitation strongly indicate malicious intent.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36165 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36165
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
3f254d15363cfc46f758dc79a2cb1074c4072b68aa3f4c80a9bf6696d85176e0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6 1045 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
ee1108970fac2c407f265f2b00e27b4d8fd350ab2c974a6fb38b1c43c8395a91
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F 5101 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).