PDF malware analysis — malicious · c8a04f511461a804

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.6 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 762066f7b856d7ffbaa23f58214e7725 SHA-1: 8b5e848fe9040d8e974bc7e794f9d8fd0fbea04a SHA-256: c8a04f511461a804011a5600cb43d81cd3dab1c945ef57a50d1a195f73d5c036

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction. Heuristics indicate the use of eval() and String.fromCharCode, along with a critical finding for CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo). This suggests the script is designed to deobfuscate and execute malicious code, likely downloading a second-stage payload. No specific family could be identified.

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
String.fromCharCode medium PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically (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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `90ea10c7fb613097d2f588ed7ebd60fcdc0de4b8c7d8519167490152ecf659e2`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	14011 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` `e25c5321f4f6e41ee54c320520a6f61655da03e80329642fbb11e60355586ef1`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4260 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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