PDF malware analysis — malicious · 97ec7429c1d4068c

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.8 KB

MD5: b23cbb1a7f154a81723b4928f7974bf7 SHA-1: 1aa27aac7f721c465174df0dee9d062c80dfc5af SHA-256: 97ec7429c1d4068c1c07c58187250e8394ace357676b00c797fed953a071c3d2

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious Attachment T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and U3D content, triggering critical heuristics related to CVE-2007-5659 and a JavaScript stager. The `collab.collectEmailInfo` function is identified as the entry point for the exploit. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the `annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` and `legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` streams, indicates the execution of malicious code, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

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)
U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
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.
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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `b9a85ee399db318b3ad68d0755effe289a645a7404fad2094712c8a3fd042920`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2	244 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `b91a5d25701a4e9dc8e237e80dbb897e20214f3aad45127b76547611f6d8f75b`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x151	5359 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `3ed6f38743371358ab8fca2d1d8efc9917c094dc40f9ebb8eb4114ea9e4cdda0`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D1	12535 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `936dcda68366e7c4b5f26728f9a5cf4b2e4179ced19bdcf101e225fe833a7d15`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	198271 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`u3d_00_off0000271b.bin` `70cf2aead4823e6d2651c9281eed0aa967449da358f439efb9e8e707421175e0`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x271B	28021 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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