PDF malware analysis — malicious · 9597f1d8cefb8e4d

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.9 KB

MD5: c4cc1bb536311a96afc3d29782024205 SHA-1: 8f0aa1de7a4f9710fc238362583eea79f0941ddb SHA-256: 9597f1d8cefb8e4d374c22b2be2856dabe6b0d5ae4c1728f4d559f78d5ea64ca

256 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPER. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the exploitation of a known vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature. The primary attack vector involves leveraging the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' function to decode and execute a multi-stage payload, likely a downloader.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 8

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-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
Obfuscated multi-stage PDF JavaScript dropper high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPER

PDF JavaScript shows 3 independent signals of exploit-kit-style multi-stage obfuscation: annot_subject_stage, incremental_eval_build, repeated_pluginschk. This is strongly consistent with pre-2011 Adobe Reader PDF droppers — OpenAction JS reads encoded data from annotation subjects, decodes it through one or more hex / base-N loops, and invokes eval indirectly (method name built one character at a time). The actual CVE is hidden in the final decoded layer and is not visible via static analysis.
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)
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `f9b4659beaf681d266cfb5046d495e7b144d406eff72e71ecd4d1451ae25ca11`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143	481 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` `22810cbcbb7883a929513c9f395b59c96949651e707bf7a9577f3233d7626706`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A99	1714 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `3b4aa13a6423d9d6cb3f1a378e26c22b06f15ebe8cd14b02a04ed03a0b777eea`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x329	4956 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `68e639c6c02d4b722b3fefbf6f414ce6095ff25955c8ba553d65a8dcf284a9db`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	24553 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).

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