Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94ffd0f9dc7a289d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB
MD5: df46f729b71a54a0f43eda9b7e7ee0bb SHA-1: d03e3cb148178d51c02603bddd5e8dcf144ab8b5 SHA-256: 94ffd0f9dc7a289dfeec1fdd22c98ce3dbf164474426527faac68da25df6d418
138 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 JavaScript is further obfuscated and split into multiple streams, indicating an attempt to hide its malicious functionality. The extracted JavaScript files suggest a multi-stage download and execution process, typical of PDF-based malware delivery.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
d91a5121a0247101c89a253537158f71a2a1000fea7e2bc9dbdc1d64c7dd80df
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12293 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
61657b376a3b909cfa968905e20582fa86104801316e9ef5e1db7e215eebfad2
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5025 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).