Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6df6e321f10192b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.2 KB
MD5: 4a0cf015c05b165938e243c4afeb9250 SHA-1: eeda25066179888469e9f183a73efdc034862947 SHA-256: b6df6e321f10192b40dd56f5ca787ec42b1d74bb7fd543857f069532e73fdbda
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical heuristic, CVE_2007_5659, specifically points to the use of 'collab.collectEmailInfo' for JavaScript execution, a known method for exploiting Adobe Reader vulnerabilities. The presence of U3D content and ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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)
  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A4 343 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
775c1620ac5bc923d43acc9f0d0e4afcb725a689cf6034f662f1852c29df003a
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F7 12928 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
33b39a8806a25dad689fff30c5caa714c3d8028633487970a1b0f2ef4c949c3a
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F7 5337 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
u3d_00_off00003458.bin
48816569ab4f370009a917ef6429edbe09e4dfe8a63b00a0a0f75a904c62ba94
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x3458 27449 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.