Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5e25c02e8e3bbdff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB Created: 2008-12-11 19:47:14 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 56bfe97d73e148818766cb1b52fc014e SHA-1: c99eaa68712f84c7784fcb0e8566721db0689df4 SHA-256: 5e25c02e8e3bbdfff9095f765fecd196a078f88ac1d91970e5727c5c816efaca
538 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple CVEs (CVE-2007-5659 and CVE-2008-2992) in Adobe Reader. The script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the URL http://cashpopup.org/simg/exe.php. The ClamAV detection 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36168' further supports the malicious nature of the extracted artifact.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 14

  • 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)
  • util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992
    PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH
    A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT
    One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
  • 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)
  • Generic recovered JavaScript exploit stage high PDF_GENERIC_STAGE_RECOVERY
    Bounded static stage recovery exposed hidden JavaScript through generic transforms such as null-byte collapse, percent decoding, marker replacement, arithmetic character codes, fromCharCode, numeric arrays, numeric-array minus-key decoders, alphabet-index arrays, /Producer half-difference metadata arrays, hex literals, marker-stripped Base64 literals, custom 6-bit XOR table decoders, or repeated-marker hex carriers. This rule is emitted only when the recovered stage contains exploit-like Acrobat JavaScript or shellcode markers.
  • PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL
    Decoded PDF JavaScript shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes. Reader exploit shellcode embeds the second-stage fetch URL this way and pulls it down with a urlmon/URLDownloadToFile-style download-and-execute (commodity downloader behaviour rather than a specific Acrobat CVE).
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://cashpopup.org/simg/exe.php

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
92f494d79ca7fd2dfe38f2c0734e60a52b83433a2a2c9d09c79e31ad75a54281
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3CE 7176 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).
generic_stage_recovery_000.js
a1afe1097c30ff0c06497b428988cf729f0c4c5410bd70f975a64293379ea0e0
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery hex-literal-bytes from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x3CE 3513 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
generic_stage_recovery_001.js
bef147a70d058f952c00c1f632816bc3d1fbb6fc63f3df58e79715389f53c6bd
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x3CE 3511 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
generic_stage_recovery_002.js
de5fb376fcb17c25adcbc390a45750d2187c86271c82addabddb1a23b421ce49
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery hex-literal-bytes -> split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x3CE 3435 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
generic_stage_recovery_003.js
902d91fa41b1ec65ce0fb50fcc7b5b57e7c76fa959a741d6ae6e73f6c5dac163
deobfuscated-js generic stage recovery percent-decode -> split-literal-normalize from JavaScript object 13 at offset 0x3CE 3433 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
deobfuscated.js
c55b19cccec10baa93b176d7d03bafdc2b6c478260896f79709162a275fe48af
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 16430 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).