Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c30de34259bffe18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.8 KB
MD5: ab1b5bc7bb92b54d1559c31f0737e0f8 SHA-1: 0fe79a79d5c5ced568d55c3771db23843edb5f94 SHA-256: c30de34259bffe18e59927b5e64a3b32ffdb5c0306624eaea8730e020cbf43d5
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. Critical heuristics CVE_2009_0927 (Collab.getIcon) and CVE_2007_5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo) confirm the exploitation of known PDF vulnerabilities. The presence of an eval() call within the JavaScript further suggests code execution. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5343186-0 supports the malicious classification. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5343186-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5343186-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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.
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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_obj0116_000.js
a9bf79e994de7a440d69aa8cf58d18709ace8c2a8c1215ca318b941e6488bb28
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 116 at offset 0x497 5512 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).