Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f34ff55a2241e36d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.9 KB
MD5: df171f62abe3f6efb23d85e2c95353f4 SHA-1: 83f73601f058c71c988138d0903816f3b65e6732 SHA-256: f34ff55a2241e36dac3bfc3fdb0672ad3f34e2b3e574401cc70d02fba863b51a
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability. This JavaScript is designed to download and execute further stages, as indicated by the presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9449016-0' further supports its role as a dropper.

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.Dropper.Agent-9449016-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9449016-0
  • 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
1847af0a099665b6ac45af66402e56ed64237a1b287618ee3d6643267fda6f35
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 343 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
c43665a8fe7ccef054fec334ded89b8fb6539bee455179b9215d4ce479d0c338
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 12710 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
6665f1bebec13d21dc3996ec670e77c91e8a0802350455de0d0b2d55e6f10c6f
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F0 5298 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).