Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7ec2f85559e1c1f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 13ed1576c3f45d99dcbe2f296d3eb936 SHA-1: 27639f3716d0eb4c0501b54e6bcecabb34aaea65 SHA-256: d7ec2f85559e1c1fab5328b15031fa6a634495956ba26dd5cf2fe4fc926c747c
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further deobfuscated into two files, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js. The presence of these scripts and the critical heuristic firings indicate the file is designed to execute malicious code upon opening, likely leading to further compromise.

Heuristics 5

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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.
  • 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
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
a0ae5ea2409a7ae39bc6db3e41f9826ef86f4c1764cd1fef2e820c084ea96d0a
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 11899 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
ad4f04359c0f5766ce0c15ec08e9e123bef2f2fbfbaa1cb4b9b7ef5a09afacf2
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 4932 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).