Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b3d36f520c95ec9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.7 KB
MD5: b119f14a155514a34f8af55260bb6bce SHA-1: 16f0994e1aac82f214dbe57594595f648dbeac92 SHA-256: 2b3d36f520c95ec92eb9355649d7d70124667fc88aba1524a651902156b33384
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method. This technique is commonly used to download and execute additional malicious content. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the execution of malicious code. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065' confirms 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
1f65ad89ec3f4cddebff5819a241057bcf4f0975c7a042315dfa207748fa100b
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12065 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
b2a0aae085d9102ffbacd0e290b259c69527bdeeb9f7b03bfaf6646e438f75df
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 4937 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).