Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically points to the use of 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' for JavaScript execution, a known exploit technique. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062' further confirms its malicious nature. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files ('legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js') suggests the script's purpose is to download and execute a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B | 373 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jse4fe2679bc6c89a46ae0d04e98cc7bb2968f48e73dbf61f44d9a516335b042b1 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 | 12435 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js2c705c74553026d09d8b64885024749343b18ac9b22aa82d3041eccde60c853a |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 | 5157 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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