MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the use of a known vulnerability involving the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' function to execute JavaScript. This script is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the suspicious extracted JavaScript files and the overall malicious verdict. The exact nature of the payload cannot be determined from the provided evidence.
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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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
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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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C | 431 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js26bc5b5558182c454ff7643603f6e26a64c3b83fc972773e7c4533e6d96cc69a |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 | 12052 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js9b91df60b2a3058f89ec03bf1d54512facf08a09bca97d776f16380d2b1f5532 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 | 5003 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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