PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3d1995a4044358a6

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.4 KB

MD5: c2c062a1e161b43e81163dd8cbafbef7 SHA-1: c9a32f9b6b4e870e7849f14372c3f72bbdc61a49 SHA-256: 3d1995a4044358a6369ea1dd3f68df68c7e58904d0f3fd05bfa693f92401935a

126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and designed to be executed. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2007_5659: Collab.collectEmailInfo' indicates the exploitation of a known vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although the exact nature of the payload could not be determined from the static analysis alone. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests a complex execution chain.

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)
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `b9a85ee399db318b3ad68d0755effe289a645a7404fad2094712c8a3fd042920`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B	244 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `3354d3349832af076136d2c87465c1e42d271b96b3fe2a7f657c61aaac68119a`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5107 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `cece4273f083137062e959475a2d247cfdc166b85ed4ddd84af654a9e680487b`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2CA	12141 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `bfae04df9cbb3f29f18568d64a12c4196c07752db6b3f28ce5acab235c696979`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	68978 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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