Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c2fc2830ec592e4d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 031910056d5459f1a026e43d2f1d28cb SHA-1: 6d0d6995bebcda3c2372f215d9b26d3012f03f17 SHA-256: c2fc2830ec592e4d1d90eb52fb7f5ae719cb1789275cb6d39d83a580be3a4790
278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is configured with an OpenAction trigger, indicating an attempt to automatically execute code upon opening. The presence of the CVE-2007-5659 heuristic firing, specifically targeting the Collab.collectEmailInfo method, confirms the exploitation of a known vulnerability. ClamAV detections further support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 8

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667
  • 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.
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
ec6096ea38d8d0c22f75d4118270b6be7ec8b0c69c1d3f2d1a3c61639243d021
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x366 2687 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).