Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30bd83c4176b0b14…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB
MD5: e6f01ef941b2aef3d56fff32fd244738 SHA-1: dd4da33aa81be921331a1790654ce9f539705ccf SHA-256: 30bd83c4176b0b1497d3c8a52d1327b3e9e9d910f09fbd37ec526b754c8be96c
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates that the JavaScript is used to exploit a known vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to collect information and likely download a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection of Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7245855-0 further confirms its malicious nature. The extracted JavaScript files (legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js) suggest a multi-stage dropper mechanism.

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.Dropper.Agent-7245855-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7245855-0
  • 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
1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 343 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
5654368eb4c07900b8d07c7da5db83bcf704b72e182f54701746172c4fb7229f
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 12186 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
67fd960917c21a1f981f316415b5dac439a31b3763a2b54d6cdd876c05673e68
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 5077 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).