Malicious PDF / .VXE — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9e8e99b8d797a378…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .VXE

40.0 KB
MD5: 74eaf59d3d6bf3f6fc0ac8223dd13dcf SHA-1: 19d5a3a9385a9a3a11f821481d1faae98773fe64 SHA-256: 9e8e99b8d797a37837fa93fac3ab7cc485c7dea68efdd8b139e79199d722c8ec
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is flagged for exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the `collab.collectEmailInfo` function. This indicates an attempt to leverage a known vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and a U3D stream further supports the exploit vector. The file is classified as malicious by ClamAV, reinforcing the assessment of an exploit-based attack.

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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35903 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35903
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
860eae5f96eb426380281c575a089242b50523bbb4bbb8dd765e582cd9c07d2e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A4 294 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
d69abd34f2e47aaae354ec469bcc9ac6b7d78c59337ce10d25a8c8f9cb385060
deobfuscated-js z-percent hex-pair decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2EF 5611 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
36578ae9db78f4a60123b36c6f1fbe4c83a044ee9ac78f87dc41faf4dc85ea80
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2EF 13087 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).
u3d_00_off000033b5.bin
db166b7bf539ceb527a321927dc7262838bbe91b146a4aa26884d46ee5696f20
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x33B5 27443 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.