Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e382da3ab98e6dd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.2 KB
MD5: 8396260e0db15a6755795cebbde97308 SHA-1: cd7ed5e1ab7360bfa8ea7f15460d3773b4c62f42 SHA-256: e382da3ab98e6dd3adb2ee1c1deecafde9b668d09f701d2a5f203da662ec4262
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary code. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files and a critical ClamAV detection further supports the malicious nature of this PDF. The exact payload or ultimate goal is not clear from the provided evidence, but the exploit mechanism is evident.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
  • 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
d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 352 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
62c10f6711b96fa62dd49150453b7addb23b85040c4833de5ff581ef9f265356
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 11688 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).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
6e5cec4281500819d22d98b080adcb42284e5b759f768373fa4b9446f3bcb62d
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 4868 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).