PDF malware analysis — malicious · 53c3353b4b003ba6

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB

MD5: c075b7efae682389859561ac88cf4a62 SHA-1: d773b41ec83dd39c2e27e398fbe2ab65a4431e40 SHA-256: 53c3353b4b003ba63e02259a979ce4d6b308b3da1d66728898767b70bcc2ffe6

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains multiple embedded JavaScript streams and triggers critical heuristics related to PDF exploits, specifically CVE-2007-5659 using the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method. The presence of large, deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests complex malicious code execution. The primary attack vector appears to be leveraging a known PDF vulnerability to run arbitrary code, likely to download and execute further payloads.

Heuristics 7

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-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `d8b075f6ad6ef0daf6ac0fdbe81ba5e026bb446ad1663a5dfe2dc30ce0db6564`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5239 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `669d66bf5c636a165df8213a192c05c52d055243a73cd60229ecf396ba62e176`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12283 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `5098a17ace535affd0d0dab8a6c6592fd3d1fde217e1c4a12b6d1a9cb4178439`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	73211 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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