Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6b4e1720aeb4928…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.7 KB
MD5: 14eb3c09fd7fd837467c27619ed41e7d SHA-1: f2129510eafb9ef24083fcdbbcf055008eadff56 SHA-256: e6b4e1720aeb492803a6d117304077af35fa09eb94a486b0d189d0324e989f06
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the use of a known exploit technique involving the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' function to execute JavaScript. This script is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the extracted JavaScript files and the ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065'. The file's purpose is to exploit this vulnerability to deliver further malware.

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-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
993c3c695b0c7d9a092b84e207ed47b73ec7952effe6c0957d10c6d707947fe0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12120 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
7f6b0b6d885b918ca281d7702ea34ab62e6dbb71648bb685121833bbc4f58538
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5006 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).