PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3f55f4406d36dc98

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.7 KB

MD5: e9410ad083494837910df0f9283af2de SHA-1: f883649030bae29554e5bf42bd5d4f9d2ada4cc2 SHA-256: 3f55f4406d36dc989100f3d3b0870b00e555da10a2d33ab5c4c66ff7abfd94af

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the 'unescape()' function and exploits the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' method, indicative of CVE-2007-5659. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary JavaScript, which is then likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports the complex nature of the exploit.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B	352 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `930a9746ad25972ae46f6d31acfa7bbc40b600262fe6bd3b839d7f73f1307860`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE	12357 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `8cf21616bc4aeea6a9d24a02faca8e6d871a0eb78aa701e2a22f5c0e9485951b`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE	5245 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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