PDF malware analysis — malicious · dba9c78cf6d96a56

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.4 KB

MD5: e579f6ec7629167cf75c6be710ad4036 SHA-1: e5532141b035eb43bf460bc1f3397026221cfe65 SHA-256: dba9c78cf6d96a56c830a8a1e30e5075468288a36eeb202f426f4b919b03603b

266 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL

The PDF file contains multiple embedded JavaScript streams, with critical heuristics indicating the use of `eval()` and `unescape()` for obfuscation. The `CVE_2007_5659` heuristic specifically points to the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability using the `Collab.collectEmailInfo` method to stage and execute JavaScript. The presence of large, deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests a complex payload delivery mechanism. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting a PDF reader vulnerability to run arbitrary code.

Heuristics 9

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-35912 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35912
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `7218a1c68060953321573daa035b16f5f32928ce25a9eb656690dbe78cd9464e`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B	201 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `d93a4bd5846e8784af8d98940eb4b582252e2d07ca41427f42325ce654d25070`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5111 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `afddff974e286c284e902452d3f1f0696d51b9707956c3feadb26ce85fee2d66`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2B5	12053 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `9fd5ad5a257de35eab8dafea9c81a9c7a5a7534490a6a883881dfe99916c3f16`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	43239 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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