PDF / .TXT malware analysis — malicious · eb9dc42f9b02ead8

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

2.0 KB

MD5: ba522d59aa96a21da20c64b7f04ccdb3 SHA-1: 8d745d5ce9f2112381bd400a9d0e55da339894b0 SHA-256: eb9dc42f9b02ead81b3c2d3f0cddbcdc5b949d7fcd9fa48889ff67e46cfd44b5

218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicative of obfuscation. The critical heuristic `CVE_2007_5659` specifically identifies the use of `Collab.collectEmailInfo` to exploit a known vulnerability in older Adobe Reader versions. This exploit mechanism is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely downloading and executing a secondary payload. No specific malware family was identified, but the exploit technique is clear.

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35930
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)
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj111611_000.js` `f23e505f155bfa9b9f356fa9fddf8d7fcafcc37fc2df3878e575e72c00c819d4`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x6D8	697 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `6cf27a8dba8a3c6d1091383771876effaf2028c54429854e1360bdff06420809`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189	2640 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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