Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f353186f6dd2eed5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.7 KB
MD5: bb1fa79bcb8c88e71931ce6ca45d7acc SHA-1: a8dd9fa3464dc99efde5f4df39afe92f1e6918b5 SHA-256: f353186f6dd2eed579b1e2fe425c620d9f226347246bfd628310e24f82d5ffe8
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062). The critical heuristic CVE_2007_5659 indicates exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability using JavaScript. Deobfuscated JavaScript files were extracted, suggesting the script's purpose is to download and execute further malicious content. The exact payload and delivery mechanism are not fully discernible from the provided evidence.

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-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
ba7e0ecb82fdf1e8a02587d81a59a2b41a518efc96d8fbe2d3c870a59fcea76a
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12463 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
5b991739a5c222de7461f1972d48a7d7be0a381d034499ce6440a1ab64d9cb82
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5113 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).