PDF malware analysis — malicious · a4d4ec32a09624a9

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.7 KB

MD5: 75eecd8c2b8489fcc6872ac4b0bba40f SHA-1: 54a1098283e37289d447d7f78900d3d724425abe SHA-256: a4d4ec32a09624a9405fb474540ece6063f92cd683a9958a598d9329a99a038d

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically leveraging the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability through the `collab.collectEmailInfo` function. This JavaScript is heavily obfuscated and appears to be a stager, indicated by the heuristic `PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER`. The deobfuscated JavaScript is substantial, suggesting it performs complex actions, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports this.

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` `21b74fcc131c3ffc372e4eae254cc6d34676642b67ef44dd41a64c433bfe5c8d`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	4962 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `1c40abb11e4194a6227bee3cea8e4a0607467b2b34a54e377df845fa158da939`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	71233 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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