Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86cf2dc634b5d81e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB
MD5: 58cc1cc83a53a3a1eec5cfaf40427af4 SHA-1: ea47a7353f61eb6733d794b526820e4058a3f345 SHA-256: 86cf2dc634b5d81e99f001ec6092509540f7f084d2685df1f2ad77742882adef
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This technique is commonly used to bypass PDF security measures and execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript streams further indicates malicious intent.

Heuristics 6

  • 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-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
  • 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
d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 352 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
92a7ffeb0462dad9b1d199ab0729de36e6beafd50d2a68ea77e6f120fdce1fa2
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 12245 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).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
9133c7bf7dc07caf1598ba81f50cc90cdfcdb32a1aef60266f041846c3437b7c
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 5196 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).