Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d2030b262d1db5c6…

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: 6743b4d4c7d8b6c197b101158c411784 SHA-1: 86d81cdb56c5d1be4c56743fb7b21d7d08af3a7c SHA-256: d2030b262d1db5c6603a8e3da17da101161f1e44d6865ff05d929c54dcaedd23
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 to download and run a secondary 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
2c1306f35a36f10f86aa1f909fb6097a39e27f54715d17744c6588e285eda601
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
b3f04d65877894937ede4cec37582b1a22fd63d3f545257f136013d653b54f07
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).