PDF malware analysis — malicious · 9992fe2dee7101cd

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB

MD5: 97ec98311fee794432737375facf5c41 SHA-1: 4d674425ea30ded40399b5d50d23cccc5ce44f32 SHA-256: 9992fe2dee7101cd68d3ed92a7c5d210b51a1acf1e459383abf1cc1ba2fcca1c

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659. This exploit is triggered by the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' method within an annotation's subject. The primary JavaScript stream, 'annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js', is heavily obfuscated but appears to be responsible for decoding and executing further malicious code. The larger 'deobfuscated.js' file likely contains the second-stage payload, which is designed to download and execute additional malware. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063' further confirms the malicious nature of the file.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `87dbb9b7e797038d326b4b8ffc5469531e2b1ec4f03009be30fee39da9afb693`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5089 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `e7662e0415eb8128404dc4fefdd07f8d9b43927a37f169fd29bd57228c9b4cfa`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	83518 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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