PDF malware analysis — malicious · e705f788d60ff3c9

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB

MD5: 0875d0c89622f12180a542ecb40349df SHA-1: 762958d4567982a300ee0e561932a7efdcb1dbcd SHA-256: e705f788d60ff3c9a81aae0264797dc8c4f30dd476765d95a8734406db3d3087

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and utilizes the unescape() function, indicating malicious intent. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2007-5659 confirms the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files.

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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`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` `36fa40681a8ab92f6f4f65e11142aed63445567b70b7f000a2d2463ecf17b993`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE	12297 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` `7c7c4bfeca8a0f4e6419f25a17963b8dcb814b9c46e25b5ace90986cf7193825`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE	5151 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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