Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eee95ce1063fb18e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB
MD5: bb7a4a38d7dd318c91a7fd572de039d0 SHA-1: 21d203e84c7504025d041a621d2a138c684e2f0a SHA-256: eee95ce1063fb18ef687d275044107a877b778a5fa550a6b0ae072bbefde99ce
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script Execution T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager using a hex decoder. The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute this JavaScript. The deobfuscated JavaScript is substantial, suggesting it performs a significant action, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

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-36165 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36165
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
3f254d15363cfc46f758dc79a2cb1074c4072b68aa3f4c80a9bf6696d85176e0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6 1045 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
59922f423f78b647cfcb7f3612edcc2f8ef24e2af304a0540e92b2a84e221df1
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F 5072 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).