Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ee46b6bc6093b091…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: a926e2fb6440de0011768f769cb2dd13 SHA-1: 7f49fe4c92ec81107d6b7152d32c203695538903 SHA-256: ee46b6bc6093b091e00cca5ea9f3968e2a73efa5c1674aa53f42387074fcb8a7
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically points to the exploitation of a known vulnerability using JavaScript embedded within the PDF's metadata. The deobfuscated JavaScript files suggest a complex execution chain, likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection further confirms the malicious nature of the file.

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
8c6b81c732096491f55b482343fbe5f550507d12961f402b4ba3e19c559df4fd
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12339 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
bf8bf49a8ac126d776cc76a565df6d85c9b34763deb829be8ec716d8fdce8c30
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5104 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).