PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8fe26f58378ba005

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB

MD5: a54f4fd4760280b084b24a786f4ef959 SHA-1: 523c651f1fd230534bfd2c4ec41a7df2902b1491 SHA-256: 8fe26f58378ba00544b25a1362c36d3e1a617ff2c7ed6ff642300fbb60f53771

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. The 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic indicates exploitation of a known vulnerability to execute a JavaScript stager. This stager, named 'annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js', is responsible for decoding and evaluating obfuscated JavaScript code. The primary purpose appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, as suggested by the stager's nature and the 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' finding.

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-36179 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36179
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.
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `e89d7054d228dd0d7d4de9a02d1607a443ba297f326673115b5825c1b6cb184a`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6	823 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `2c588f0aac45029cc9544d3aa4cec50381eb6d1d66d7bf97464bc93e4f101383`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F	5009 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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