Malware Insights
The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the exploitation of a known vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute JavaScript. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files (legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js) and the ClamAV detection of Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36064. The document body was unreadable, but the technical indicators strongly suggest an exploit delivery mechanism.
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-36064 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36064
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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.jsa5c8f0f722df4dd9876a0087e1eee65bd3020c5995f94f6729f7e17f3f3677a0 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D | 331 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js90eef94736ef85b06a8796af5e2d2aa6bd1b1f3c5209a23ea47e462aecdbfe5d |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F2 | 12267 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.js4e74bbee0bdcd57f5713e274f55993101b1458c27ffdcf4ba4cb8dea1c26527d |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F2 | 5114 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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