Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_FROMCHARCODE'. A critical heuristic, 'CVE_2007_5659', specifically identifies the use of the Collab.collectEmailInfo method to execute JavaScript, which is a known exploit for this CVE. The file is also flagged by ClamAV as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36079'. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although the exact mechanism is obfuscated. The presence of these indicators strongly suggests a malicious exploit attempt.
Heuristics 6
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36079 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36079
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsef8bdac794684ae9cd4eb7091d80e1c5ca478c06c639d72d01626c1f7ce78b6d |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C | 578 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jsfb5fb8f75b081f8aa7a88338fe57f421e2e66bdd003b8e9b0d98854d0a053308 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x36F | 12321 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js1e32d938dbf589efa6c4a9ba7d6776fe5f2f1fd121efcd65b91773ba82ddb0c1 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x36F | 5042 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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