MALICIOUS
148
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.001 Malicious Link
T1071.001 Web Protocols
The PDF sample contains obfuscated JavaScript, including multiple calls to eval() and unescape(), indicating an attempt to hide malicious code. The critical CVE-2007-5659 heuristic firing confirms the exploitation of a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader via the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. The deobfuscated JavaScript stages suggest the primary purpose is to download and execute a secondary payload. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 5
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj111711_000.jsc22e19af0cb55e7bd1c7e5584200525c624785b49d5e367764b83ef35c5a160c |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x18E | 3443 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111712_001.jscae725786c63fb5b5b5de06e801a7ed7c75e2d052a93710a7d670641ca4f5eb6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xF37 | 15476 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).
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javascript_obj111713_002.js57d719bc0f6207fc58dcdc3f96e6e1ee27008ff49d14f495c785c95fba33b3e6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x4BE1 | 1583 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js89ab59dd1e5ee98fc4bc0017e8936dc154c27c94e7f7bc2b6049a78f280ee26d |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0xF37 | 1487 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.jsa799876b41713617bf6161cc945b860e44e21ce7ee3703feee98859ab7d7c411 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array decoded JavaScript at offset 0x4BE1 | 83 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js15d59b736f1947687398ea1ab2c9112e402d6b83dcd3b4ffa85aad71a458c033 |
deobfuscated-js | multi-marker percent-array combined decoded JavaScript at offset 0xF37 | 1571 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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