Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 467b28dd344f8826…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.5 KB
MD5: d4e8105cad5232c55defebf995937497 SHA-1: a16619d6b162b241997ab2750ef34ecdede7437a SHA-256: 467b28dd344f882693faeffe3bb4f0ecbf85c4f206ccf9e0993fe62a52b8da72
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065). The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates the exploitation of a known vulnerability via JavaScript actions within the PDF. The deobfuscated JavaScript files suggest the script's purpose is to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access.

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-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
f9d67ae8ce0943ae8b3e953f75f313fb5166c06c728fcdc936c502e4f77b4dd9
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 11835 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
9dddbe87c619539ed2b7d957f4668b56db228499448a4718f34e9c6762d565ad
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 4852 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).