MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates that the JavaScript is used to exploit a known vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to collect information and likely execute further malicious code. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature as a dropper. The deobfuscated JavaScript files suggest a multi-stage download and execution process.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7305826-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7305826-0
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D | 343 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jsa51a869fa99eb0f8bdb963a53ddc511fcd6cf5540fc0c1bb67a7987ce0d6b168 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 | 12280 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js933111a7f8887caf445fd8aad035aaaa0f092cfb40bea347425b178a7c14c22f |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 | 5045 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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