Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c2319635769588e6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB
MD5: 1d244d43b8fb510be23979a201fd5213 SHA-1: e6880b4c01cfb597a64cdd8c832f28a77e704272 SHA-256: c2319635769588e63ee704bf066b22209b1e53798ee656c3a82058832588d11d
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the use of a known exploit technique involving the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' function to execute JavaScript. This script is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the extracted JavaScript files and the ClamAV detection signature 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065'. The exact payload and delivery mechanism are not fully discernible from the provided evidence, leading to an 'unknown family' classification.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
4f312e4e76341af4b4f3408ecd7753d156542e9cceac58eb67dea41397511a18
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12213 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
cb50d6b0252a0645d5c7e796357be5722c0f71a45c2dc0269494d028c4363554
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5115 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).