PDF malware analysis — malicious · 42288e4b49975f29

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.8 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 68b3500f90623e2fcc158fae5914703d SHA-1: e139e561da7f10a6ac100173ca57ce18a5e3b8ab SHA-256: 42288e4b49975f299be116d8295ff78a0fea663db3a7ddf013149256564b3dfd

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers an OpenAction, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. Specifically, the 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic firing points to the use of the Collab.collectEmailInfo method, a known vector for exploiting Adobe Reader. The presence of an extracted JavaScript file further supports the malicious intent. The ClamAV detection confirms the presence of a known trojan.

Heuristics 8

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `13b5899a8d51c5085a053fb4418d253c9e8e2233611a4da19241bd48392747e7`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x36B	2687 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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