Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 31c3aa774323ccc9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 37b812ceee19aecebec2984a60b3d7ed SHA-1: dc48b4aa30ebe4ca2fcee146a23b58059977428b SHA-256: 31c3aa774323ccc99862f08a4a2847cdd5d587601ace64fe14bc08e6c3d5ccb3
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 identifies the use of 'collab.collectEmailInfo' to execute JavaScript, a known method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests the script's purpose is to download and execute 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
c8c6963094fec1b1f127fad82852b90d9266c677dcff64bde10e3fc2068bafbf
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12632 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
031042735512a8855b1be60bd26931067d62cb59996857601973d9a1eb5a2679
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5257 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).