PDF malware analysis — malicious · 469da45860aa03f9

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.5 KB

MD5: 18ff9a258a2e5e3e30c3132445dcea4e SHA-1: ba8c50f18bc7eb7d1db81a0556e37aae1ffac868 SHA-256: 469da45860aa03f9ab8ad781589ea04ec51781fb1a379d2e8702e52de1681536

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and U3D content, triggering critical heuristics related to CVE-2007-5659 and ClamAV detection (Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256570-0). The embedded JavaScript, particularly the deobfuscated files legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js, is indicative of a dropper mechanism designed to download and execute further stages of malware. The exploitation of CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method is a known vector for initial compromise.

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)
U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256570-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256570-0
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A4	343 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `5b9bf41eb38b2a81712d48474e0d298c04495e52c69826e5bd337397fb47a529`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F7	13160 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `5cd5457c46d0b5b3ad4921e41a1583f396bbcf09f9136d8a8d6cb19ee1953aed`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F7	5525 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`u3d_00_off00003594.bin` `48816569ab4f370009a917ef6429edbe09e4dfe8a63b00a0a0f75a904c62ba94`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x3594	27449 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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