Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 330c0b3e085e066c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 038de9232f70584170da6f0cafce2499 SHA-1: 1b0a26034388ef72a150a5f039f702e983a9f9aa SHA-256: 330c0b3e085e066c83cef25192cee65357ddb0a5d85c26b1a24801ad4e500f80
138 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, specifically using the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method. This technique is commonly used to download and execute additional malicious content. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the execution of malicious code. The exact payload or final destination could not be determined from the provided evidence.

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-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
72eb070bd11cb5f1f9d5ea65a7ea3e94e88547eb0c1799501e5d03cd0e8e8f55
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12236 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
c1b4122979294c379c9b832e60552e9ee2c3cc8259306e2ada310cb745618a32
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5076 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).