Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f01c6f03c85c6dc8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.6 KB
MD5: 0be494d7a9ba52fdb51a9903110b7d56 SHA-1: 3dc04699e35dca1259f5f04afce24467cb834f3b SHA-256: f01c6f03c85c6dc886a3ac4bc0a06276ec1eb18b4af661261c13085bc9b5552c
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is heavily obfuscated and appears to be a stager. The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates exploitation of a known Adobe Reader vulnerability via the `collab.collectEmailInfo` function. The deobfuscated JavaScript is substantial, suggesting it performs complex actions, likely downloading and executing a secondary payload. The presence of U3D content also points to potential exploit vectors.

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)
  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0009_000.js
795764f2f24cd6e151be2c66ff2ec93437966e9bc41fccc1ca87acf4c2298a5e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0x47DB 498 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
e924164fd73e473853ab7cd08434b76e523b5cb377d4cbcc256e684fa1fbfbf5
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1CC8 5857 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
d17fded5700062bac3cc68c56443fb8f9051725c720dde6ea15803f6653e99e3
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 240903 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
u3d_00_off00004a11.bin
a96e1fca2499edf504d3934052ca1fc338d4b4898a65e6a361937ed1ba0dc0fe
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x4A11 28021 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.