Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 330068be91428e6e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.4 KB
MD5: aaaffb0f6fd30defd5c74007a6cf0935 SHA-1: d62314246c1832c6d654f927e255fa4dad3f1bc4 SHA-256: 330068be91428e6e685d447e090beadf0df01c920044cec329f4009e161d2a08
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204 User Execution

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common delivery mechanism for exploits. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2007_5659' specifically indicates the use of the Collab.collectEmailInfo method to execute JavaScript, a known vulnerability. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the malicious intent. The script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, as indicated by the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905' ClamAV detection.

Heuristics 6

  • 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-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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
d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 352 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
4b59761536eb97e1d85df106c075b069ffaa7722398afed4e244ab82a7d660e6
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 12039 bytes
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).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
915d45b65297ca704030d22586fcd2c50c50d88eb713e19f9398f8f21804bc52
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 5073 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).