PDF malware analysis — malicious · 484f7dc48d4366f4

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.6 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 8936db61d0ea8cc3e756506bec26bf2e SHA-1: 6d6b0b74900baa2db4c970b0d5eac3a4f27f0634 SHA-256: 484f7dc48d4366f4933e66156d86e6af3656224b34b969868cca2e3ba77c0c42

246 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript is obfuscated and employs a custom Base64 decoder, indicating an attempt to hide malicious activity. This exploit is designed to compromise the user's system upon opening the PDF in a vulnerable Adobe Reader version. ClamAV also detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551.

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551
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.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_000.js` `2f9a89a587a5e455cd87d4e8ebe824b3a8f14d42fc4f26cc15db7e4a32432115`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3CE	3799 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`acroform_b64_00.js` `f63d688620945ba397e395a3dd46bd00d8034c81bb7bfb4c3476a86c81d92e17`	deobfuscated-js	PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x772	2188 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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