Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7fc99863c66d2f47…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB
MD5: 50bae932b28c6aa5f50a0521b4778c07 SHA-1: 412b0884e5d6756d1e9fc8e48632062629d6b996 SHA-256: 7fc99863c66d2f474cfe1193aacc13781df5afd806dab5d5c3a732ef62cbdc77
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified as a stager for exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the `collab.collectEmailInfo` function. The heuristic `CVE_2007_5659` specifically mentions the use of `syncAnnotScan` and `getAnnots` to retrieve and decode a hex-encoded JavaScript payload. This payload is then evaluated, indicating the document's primary purpose is to launch further malicious code. No specific malware family was identified, but the exploit chain is clear.

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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 273 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
5f18f0abaa593022203e7845d9f4f0eb6ca65832b1ea91589ad6aef2517d11b2
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5035 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
976b1d663ffc83de1a3ed4c29fc7e148a2f5a202b96f92d0ff6035324c0475ec
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 73549 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).