PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8c2c29dcb1d8245d

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.0 KB

MD5: 655502ae86cb4d854ea40147b76c032f SHA-1: 5f75ff125bda9fdffb258a5592e16c4429ff4bfb SHA-256: 8c2c29dcb1d8245d94af55b7a15bf45069f81d8c1a62efd10c5d8393e6035e6f

304 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is heavily obfuscated using hex encoding and unescape functions. The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates the exploitation of a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. The JavaScript stager is designed to decode and execute a further payload, likely for downloading and running additional malicious code. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and obfuscation techniques points to a downloader or exploit loader.

Heuristics 9

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-35912 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35912
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)
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.
Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
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)

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `7218a1c68060953321573daa035b16f5f32928ce25a9eb656690dbe78cd9464e`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B	201 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `b13e53b833238a04e4879e0103846d53bb2aa8e5de7b2136dc7d8895bf8feeae`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	4818 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `1b0bb5058e496ca6326192a4aa5e14aaf64e2abd2455fb12037b1749badbcabc`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	42609 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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