Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 36741cfaf47ea1b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: 364827c4ff012f84bf5889587627092f SHA-1: 117fc650b3fa9af191ddf39b50403c9433c855df SHA-256: 36741cfaf47ea1b52ea9e1024632f726784849c8a7ec2b51b22e8fcc3a9d9fc1
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 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' for JavaScript execution, a known method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the malicious intent. The file is classified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065.

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
492f18df3d14adcec43cb94b7b1effc6f3d0237f35d17c164766a650e67f2c1b
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12431 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
ec8d50c593d73718ab3283e462866574011f687e0930249fbbd4a04044b7b4d5
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5133 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).