PDF malware analysis — malicious · b2bd6a6fad6c0bc2

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB

MD5: 6e8cfcb6d0708ef3f678ebe5ab26ae57 SHA-1: 4a735c2e29ccf2a5c05ab91d71155126c7963ec6 SHA-256: b2bd6a6fad6c0bc25dc12582f362e3bf2d6049192b552619b3f99f7916924e5d

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes a binary XOR stager to decode and execute a second-stage payload. The critical heuristic 'CVE_2007_5659' specifically identifies the use of 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' to exploit Adobe Reader, leading to the execution of the recovered JavaScript. The script's intent is to download and execute further malicious content, leveraging the identified CVE.

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)
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
Binary-XOR JavaScript stager high PDF_BINARY_XOR_JS_STAGER

PDF JavaScript stores viewer-version payload branches as long binary digit strings, XORs each bit pair, converts 8-bit chunks with String.fromCharCode, and evals the recovered exploit stage.
Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
String.fromCharCode medium PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0004_000.js` `61ef768a3b7ab83fd030610239d624e06780e4c7c01beee67552b15e8698d412`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 4 at offset 0xC0	77722 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 6 long base64-like blob(s).
`binary_xor_stage_000.js` `9f2e93d9307bbfd4bba986d31eaac349e5fa7226a29722c25c7db7004b08045c`	deobfuscated-js	binary-XOR decoded JavaScript at offset 0x3D7	1273 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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