Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 328ae5078e3248af…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB
MD5: c8911b8331067d81599a23096804f45b SHA-1: 93437eacc0c7cd0b80da6644eb1903062313b220 SHA-256: 328ae5078e3248af3a7e6917e5ac6f43a75fc0a5296db1d89e13beba6589c8c5
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. A critical heuristic identified the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability related to 'Collab.collectEmailInfo', suggesting the exploit attempts to leverage this flaw. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the execution of malicious code. The exact intent of the script is unclear due to obfuscation, but it is highly likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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
9f2618b0e15842ef7fa304127a6dad08d045aa78c3d41f1f67d4b2a8da65df83
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12182 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
ec30403d25c7b618dec1b7ee91e5ec680d0748231615654698d058e26a795f27
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5035 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).