Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e8f51759064bdc1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: ea339ede440b329f42a3c0c60d56b1da SHA-1: 9252ffaad5b3ae00a6327f6913af59da5c30c1f6 SHA-256: 1e8f51759064bdc10aab0897ba2695d60b0342ea3291c9aa3612c11a0f56f34d
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager using a hex decoder. The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute this JavaScript. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'stager' designation and the large size of the deobfuscated script.

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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
3f254d15363cfc46f758dc79a2cb1074c4072b68aa3f4c80a9bf6696d85176e0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6 1045 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
7a5cd4bce76eb50d913ec36ab7cfd31f295de2c587d529a2fefde10958c44b1c
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F 5228 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).