Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f5d31053d6c8290…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: b36d35f0c49e2194c4da6b9622b223f3 SHA-1: 9bd41d10d7fee47cd6af07e3970a8798aee2822d SHA-256: 9f5d31053d6c8290e61d8a6c00d40e77315eedf29076af6219015090bd176f89
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically points to the exploitation of a vulnerability using JavaScript embedded within the PDF's metadata. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062' further confirms its malicious nature. The extracted JavaScript files suggest a multi-stage process, likely involving the download and execution of further malicious content.

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
8910a647ddd0ea6c214261ca3d985f143bdaf7bc6fb0f18c11dc7cc0fc857f58
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12259 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
494dc8975d1642fd82d4c76546c16eb020d33bb6711afd7f591533055edbe5e6
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5047 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).