Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ff391d3c81d25dff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.5 KB
MD5: d2d796a9860bfd98b2955b390d9c9f69 SHA-1: 7fe82ac9de5ee2399e21509fc36c196fe3eca59b SHA-256: ff391d3c81d25dff32f3bb14cf7d86b230b7f7237e68ee9a63841c97382b7d30
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and leverages the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' function, which is associated with CVE-2007-5659. This indicates an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in older versions of Adobe Reader to execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be a stager designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of U3D content also suggests a potential exploit vector.

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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
b9a85ee399db318b3ad68d0755effe289a645a7404fad2094712c8a3fd042920
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2 244 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
66a3b3667bc53a67a908e4b6ceb17e8386b3e2f3d17568251c3c2a9bc810cc83
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x151 5857 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
a9f86141a5fef5114c4f11d41c7ae4fa3999faa3417126c7985c29616c457755
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D1 13706 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
deobfuscated.js
bcf125a298eea40d1910e1662c73397849f9dd60099a92ce99765eb8dac8dd55
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 204866 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
u3d_00_off000029ea.bin
70cf2aead4823e6d2651c9281eed0aa967449da358f439efb9e8e707421175e0
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x29EA 28021 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.