Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24a3354a34083fc7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB
MD5: d6ab4fac4b637533701c6aa924a63736 SHA-1: e3d7f8482a36a4d019a376e5d8d0294228c06c6e SHA-256: 24a3354a34083fc74087c5cb159ac5851aa46d921ee41c3545b295360862291e
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically points to the use of 'collab.collectEmailInfo' for JavaScript execution, a known technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The deobfuscated JavaScript files suggest a multi-stage process, likely involving the download and execution of further malicious content. The ClamAV detection further supports the malicious nature of the file.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
c1c34400f26d8a08cde714ed909e926ec49cceafc8740673c4ee089a9a7d8085
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 11959 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
69e347e42dc84a70bbb1214d125604d420a87e6af0d9d82d4e5acd7388634a4c
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 4999 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).