Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 483a335f4e6b1ded…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.3 KB
MD5: e290faac3d3ef0b07976b178d2cbd492 SHA-1: 665e3e359c4695d636093f1ddf5ae7ab0dbbddb1 SHA-256: 483a335f4e6b1dedaea37b7a83bc931b2b302706b59dce47ab7e07c16dad98f6
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic specifically points to the use of the Collab.collectEmailInfo method, a known vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. This method is used to decode and execute JavaScript, which is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports this analysis.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
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
d9c691ff586273a44fd86b8c3ee55e9b5913985330aadfcfd6ccad7c98ff3247
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 11834 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
2f8c8e1facfa89fd231fb1090ab5f52cb70ac8a9a79d75af43c2e637ce2d7465
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 5004 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).