Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c6048c56c2063d51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB
MD5: 5dfb5cb7b18903b4436c2563897c59ab SHA-1: 040fbd292b9084bdb5db82fa9345125814e95ea0 SHA-256: c6048c56c2063d5195d35092fed33d6e8260aa7414975402cf88e7e0986453cb
316 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, PDF_EVAL, and PDF_UNESCAPE. Specifically, the critical firings for CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon) and CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo) suggest the exploitation of known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the deobfuscated version 'numeric_charcode_stage_000.js', is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

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)
  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0004_000.js
105323942dfd68480b5259666eac13fa550fc7495b1c06bb15c7aa17442e59c5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 4 at offset 0x249 30154 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
numeric_charcode_stage_000.js
d2aa1544171b27eb2948ab4853e486a09efe40398341a945b2ab279758d834fd
deobfuscated-js numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2B2 6767 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).