PDF malware analysis — malicious · b699880249fe30ed

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.5 KB

MD5: 0d2fb8b687217841074d10fa3771662c SHA-1: 41e610154600819e3e7beaae477fd77ec9806137 SHA-256: b699880249fe30ed3f5fd7c2c784fb274fdd2a1f7a3cbc3cdf110d81bf7f2879

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659 through the `collab.collectEmailInfo` method. This JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to decode and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of the `annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` file and the ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature as a downloader.

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-36179 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36179
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `e89d7054d228dd0d7d4de9a02d1607a443ba297f326673115b5825c1b6cb184a`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6	823 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `a763182334293c09ea6ef83e824453b124e2a584464d222d8e6f7ba412e70b0a`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F	5145 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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