Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd200086d574064f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: efc6af6d3493b3a4fc5e59653aa7e30b SHA-1: 9c02c0d2ffcac26b73754bbfb7d8173742699e8e SHA-256: bd200086d574064f5f4b58fa5fb96bb3862768c36b3ecf383e7b84b96288aef1
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains multiple embedded JavaScript streams and triggers critical heuristics related to PDF exploits, specifically CVE-2007-5659 using the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files indicates an attempt to hide malicious code. The primary function of the embedded scripts appears to be the execution of a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'stager' terminology in the heuristic firings.

Heuristics 7

  • 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-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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
eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 273 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
856713fc74d28ed947ce2300edf3bf7a3ccda88f5beaf69f49964594bb98270d
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5185 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
e1b0209198f469ff3f0e87a2af5fbb428bd77cafddd0de91e1cd29556ddd86c2
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6 12346 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
deobfuscated.js
13985cb647f5090d541fffa76721b0569c5fa28ce7c0b2e32c062dad8d803fcf
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 73891 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).