MALICIOUS
178
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability through the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary code within the context of the PDF reader. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files and the critical ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.
Heuristics 6
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsd8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B | 352 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js19c2b84dabff3c3a9595be2bda0ec2184a47a73c08855ac3c08cbbf35c9b3dde |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE | 11705 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js4bbde9268e7b02472117ff38a4eebf11aad13ba10ee0b51b587c73b21730d3da |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE | 4923 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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