Malicious PDF / .EXE — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d57aeb773d0b33ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .EXE

9.5 KB
MD5: 04fd10037b14ee0fa04142201fa2e68a SHA-1: 1149a0a3e5789f8a55fb5c002c88a3b71c404756 SHA-256: d57aeb773d0b33ee869811f8ba842630e1cb4e8ab9ed71fa494e3f351be0cc7f
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and then decoded using a hex decoder. This JavaScript is designed to exploit CVE-2007-5659, specifically using the `Collab.collectEmailInfo` function to launch a stager. The stager then recovers and executes a larger payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the specific exploit indicate a malicious PDF designed for initial payload delivery.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9f17df95bc71874fe0f2dcb9f0e8f529cdb3604910d27079f2fbde52cabda2a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 256 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
c0dabc99550cbaa60255fc793d4b132dc835593ab1fa102714cc3ef38f95c910
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5201 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
fc7340510da42d744ade1219976ef8d6346a33b35c37fe1878e4d54d5c76f3aa
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 43819 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).