Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7291044-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9764d2c4460ed96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.8 KB
MD5: 1cb69a9809320c9bd273c60833ec85de SHA-1: 4fe65d00b379aa95c42ed62d4b586701fc06261c SHA-256: a9764d2c4460ed96419a4b7577b99029106d358ab4aef5dd828297e93197be4a
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7291044-0 · confidence 95%

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo). This JavaScript is designed to download and execute further stages, as indicated by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files named legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7291044-0' further supports its role as a dropper.

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.Dropper.Agent-7291044-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7291044-0
  • 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
1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 343 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
b47f18be465456219f0b2d0de9afca54bd811394fa604bf000cec9bd76e44011
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 12558 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
b990f673bd39a80961be03d625e96b105839bb506235633d27adb80443d39229
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 5234 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).