Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 abff0f6b7dfefbac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.1 KB
MD5: eb273472d74cf1e1e4c20d48cd82ca70 SHA-1: 9e072ce0824b1c74f0d9aa70c4a7cb4275af3131 SHA-256: abff0f6b7dfefbacf4a60fd0b0e098e75dcede5d3c5126602edebdade4540205
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and uses the unescape function, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 specifically points to the exploitation of this known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection and the nature of the exploit.

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
5e3f5fa317a6cbacb03717b0d1ff8d735f863e7c0b145d74c6e63e7f65b07284
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 12029 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
8c8e224faad72ae72aacf73a54befae58b0af7338dc5eabd8e9e7cc88ac5a8f4
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 4929 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).