PDF malware analysis — malicious · 70c55af0122d8f14

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.0 KB

MD5: 2cfe69e77df81296a3f9d00f26117b26 SHA-1: 286ee845fe8392ed3816c3322ebb45459f405a67 SHA-256: 70c55af0122d8f14d994a60fe79e7d943dbe796e57ae1a7b4dd12c8bce8daa8d

350 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and unescape() functions, indicative of exploit code. Specifically, the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' method is leveraged, which is associated with CVE-2007-5659. The deobfuscated JavaScript clearly contains a URL, http://lkda.info/s9e/l.php?i=4, which is likely used to download a secondary payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm the malicious nature of this PDF.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 10

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)
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.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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.
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://lkda.info/s9e/l.php?i=4

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj111611_000.js` `f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6D1	697 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `d564ae1d90f184404343fd1e0fad69fab0a1456ad46297ae47725c7cff68d3d2`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189	2622 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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