Malicious PDF / .XXX — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d60c951477f838c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .XXX

37.1 KB
MD5: 1053a670672eca918312f60e6b878768 SHA-1: e1de794e27bf181a641a1d3823f45153291dc971 SHA-256: d60c951477f838c027f39163874b7637ee00d755005a17fb75b3c25a9e37815a
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and exploits CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. The critical heuristic indicates a JavaScript stager is present, which decodes a hex-encoded payload. This payload is likely responsible for further malicious actions, such as downloading and executing additional malware. The presence of U3D content also suggests an attempt to leverage 3D rendering vulnerabilities.

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)
  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9f17df95bc71874fe0f2dcb9f0e8f529cdb3604910d27079f2fbde52cabda2a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2 256 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
bfdde5e77c6ab84fc59085cbb23ddf6f49fc8e76421763bddf055a592ff8b37e
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x151 5608 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
b636d70d2bc45db1d8eb42513b98b1867e428e5d90baa4daa9173a7c0f015f3c
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 201097 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
u3d_00_off0000280d.bin
70cf2aead4823e6d2651c9281eed0aa967449da358f439efb9e8e707421175e0
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x280D 28021 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.