Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4b0638e74a42505…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.7 KB
MD5: 06515e77c32fc3c66cfd77385c847d59 SHA-1: f001f5c9b0d13ea5c540fb3f1059859a5e288c61 SHA-256: b4b0638e74a42505902617c483e4af5bf6023083e56b34e8ce835bae9c548192
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious Script

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659 using the `Collab.collectEmailInfo` method. This JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but is designed to decode and execute a secondary payload. The presence of two JavaScript artifacts, one of which is a deobfuscated hex stager, strongly indicates a malicious intent to download and run further malicious code.

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)
  • 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.
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
e53cd3b2abe44a0ffe069bd2e56f48e1b1e8932489ba93331de44d133ee7058e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 582 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
b991313c16bd200e8c3329c46cfe56ced9fa3c1de22a331649263745475a6857
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5222 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).