Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3da05b396580b300…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 4492115608f1d2d2fb295bddb40a43be SHA-1: d1a8db096e9aed608e026afa1e04e5b0665da0b8 SHA-256: 3da05b396580b3004e39ad3ccdca66e7d7d7a7aec17927abc980271229bee79d
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical heuristic, CVE_2007_5659, indicates the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute a hex-decoded JavaScript stager. This stager is recovered as annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js and is responsible for decoding and executing further malicious code. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the exploitation technique strongly suggest a downloader or initial access mechanism.

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)
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
0df291d69669aabea8d48539ff6e3447b14e49a861871000e6476334f075bd19
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6 1011 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
dd9477ce9fdcd349168a259cc5a178f6f93a49e7e1bf647cd55778073c77541b
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F 5168 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).