PDF malware analysis — malicious · aaa91f74840e5b0a

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB

MD5: b96eb787062d64f804836528fc803ac9 SHA-1: 006b6e7a7758dc6abf469585b64f2325e7857d63 SHA-256: aaa91f74840e5b0abb8f243e1f0956e7ec50d203eb875e2bf72e33dbcedec19b

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains multiple embedded JavaScript streams and exploits the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability using the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2007_5659' indicates that the PDF launcher uses a hex decoder to evaluate obfuscated JavaScript, which is then used to stage further malicious activity. The presence of large deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests a complex payload delivery mechanism. No specific family could be identified, but the techniques point to a downloader or exploit loader.

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 4

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` `d83d69237d99b2c1d89394583b6f5494cc4e86a1d293fe00a96f844549503acd`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5105 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` `5c87c47a231ed2758c357d54cd1a8993098cbdf5f63d6478480a162fd53524f1`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12127 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).
`deobfuscated.js` `730612883ab62ab893a74c5461f3db11f2f05958104aa9ab5cd795fff51e03b5`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	71556 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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