PDF malware analysis — malicious · b8c8da7f93e20724

MALICIOUS

PDF

298.5 KB

MD5: 31c8a96a7a403b93ef47b00a5dd70611 SHA-1: 63833ea1f0c201759c391a9479cf7919c8806b8f SHA-256: b8c8da7f93e207241b36ab56498ac92af643875674aa4fd986c42db22352447d

318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 User Execution: Malicious Link T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

The sample is a PDF file that contains embedded JavaScript, triggering multiple critical heuristics related to known PDF exploits (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). ClamAV detections indicate it's a known exploit, and an extracted JavaScript file was also flagged. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' detection on the extracted artifact.

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)
util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
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.
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_obj0008_000.js` `8a449041e56aecd422b718fc017453287061c5a1ace633cf72dc715bbce30ef6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	3462 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `8967c75a76628eed8a49cd64f59e69a2d99bf080b679dd12bb3b31d84a510911`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xFA1	20093 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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