Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9777a61e78a3108…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.5 KB
MD5: 6225dc415ebe5ebf9cbc4d517d153a11 SHA-1: 840eb03abc36d4284e0f9224d0893500087b13a5 SHA-256: a9777a61e78a3108ee18eba15667512a9cf31413cb70463a9c1452eae23c4bf5
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is used to exploit CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This technique is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The deobfuscated JavaScript streams indicate a complex execution flow, suggesting a downloader or dropper functionality. Confidence is high due to the critical heuristic firings and the clear exploit technique identified.

Heuristics 6

  • 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-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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
d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 352 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
64bf09e5bd622bdad385c26590e617d06d2f3a3528f0e3027fab3ec0eb186780
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 12277 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
986a0d158463b3415387ce5fdfd9e98950d385a27da283d6de1f834390aeb47e
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 5126 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).