Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f0ee497d992cb03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.9 KB
MD5: 9c794056d8465b95bf128bf1be7e609a SHA-1: 40025f6df00c97308316f2fe6c2238f2484b527e SHA-256: 3f0ee497d992cb03d88c40335ad2cb7bcb1ffe13491107cf6db8e07690870793
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including CVE-2007-5659 which specifically targets the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' JavaScript function often used in PDF exploits. The deobfuscated JavaScript files 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' and 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js' were extracted, indicating a multi-stage exploit. The exact payload and execution flow are not fully detailed, but the presence of exploit-related JavaScript strongly suggests malicious intent.

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
dd6edd6fbea79b9f181322b7a2bf8deb696bbff91b885f796265012639f0e491
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12643 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
c48dfe54473667dbf9157d2eabca9b4f08ec691f6cfed9013de4ea65200c0be7
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5262 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).