Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6d9a290d99276d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.7 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: b288208e658ce72456bebc44fefa943d SHA-1: 40297f026a7595c4c0d16ecd61a3d99f10b54e08 SHA-256: b6d9a290d99276d6f1f40b727b1f6911d926c9417c2dc6a8ddee9da16f1f7dba
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that exploits known vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon) and CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo). The JavaScript is obfuscated and uses eval() calls, indicating an attempt to hide malicious code. The primary intent appears to be the execution of this exploit code, which is a common technique for delivering further malicious payloads. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931' and the extracted JavaScript artifact 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' further support this assessment.

Heuristics 8

  • Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by Collab.getIcon() with a crafted argument. Allows arbitrary code execution. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
642dbc53d2dc59e11b838d817b0696f5695c596932d051b8687332ce5832e62b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x134E 767 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
6fabeb72f665ec3fa26e4778d510f55852a38d6c51ca1bb653409549202650c1
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4879 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).