PDF malware analysis — malicious · e85e2f7dd45795e0

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.5 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: e8e5f2e07d173a5c5b923c6f4d81bbbe SHA-1: 0d5280ef5f63d05252aaf095b5262675682474ad SHA-256: e85e2f7dd45795e0c7ae08c4911be5a2eb69b4f2bf95bd506370cb19fe81e288

220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF document triggers an embedded JavaScript action upon opening, exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is obfuscated but indicates malicious intent. The primary goal appears to be the execution of a secondary payload, as suggested by the critical heuristic firings and the nature of the embedded script.

Heuristics 7

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-34667
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `dbd7ca291176d9d6409e9013200edd589a48bfba537a1d22982ac69182a990aa`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368	2135 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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