Malware Insights
The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062). Heuristics indicate the use of CVE-2007-5659, which involves JavaScript execution via PDF actions and streams. The deobfuscated JavaScript files, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js, suggest the script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The lack of readable document body text limits further analysis of the lure, but the technical indicators strongly point to an exploit delivery mechanism.
Heuristics 5
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B | 373 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jse1ca96700685d598d564d24ca93ad3e9c322d4899571b75364ecedaef9e55643 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 | 11901 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js53e962f336d3b89df2eae59e0d125e269c68f3eea7ed9015981b2f6e8b834aaa |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 | 4916 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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