Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 330f53196f0df82a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: a9b2d745d158f3a9f241671a04a39ce7 SHA-1: 0e7ebfc29c265a6a446219b62bedd3478e2af424 SHA-256: 330f53196f0df82a526c929fed4f9507e1084864abc6ebdec3f9ca9453a3d260
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 points to the use of the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' JavaScript function, which is known to be used in PDF exploits. This function is likely used to construct and execute a malicious script, which in turn probably downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports this. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062' confirms the malicious nature.

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
9e999d6baf9242fd90d536978ac2227e0236be74189c04cbd0f482b5f58d78a0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12049 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
725e8cc43cd76fdbe8ede28dbb43c54e9d94b71e41fe368eebd25157e421a0f9
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 4955 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).