Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29dd3fa57b6bd30a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB
MD5: 0024f99765d887aa045a096e0f71e1af SHA-1: 2ff11c2c23c2735f2d741d4687b4b4df414e48d7 SHA-256: 29dd3fa57b6bd30ae89ff4d042b56c5b9fb49342e16c02f46b2173524289ea97
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically mentions the use of 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' to execute JavaScript, which is a known method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the execution of malicious code. The overall attack pattern suggests an exploit delivery mechanism targeting PDF reader vulnerabilities.

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
9ec7c4553c1686dd281c95b069b33aaabb8182a407338b0505577798c329b2c9
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12012 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
fd6c33cd896a2d39e6d47c9ae049a23ed896dd04f6ff38a8389a54cc78f3b6b2
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 4973 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).