Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b2e9335d5498e9f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 5560114605fa697774038e0fedf712a4 SHA-1: e6b5785d7a65d228c8d821ec834830d23e941f97 SHA-256: 1b2e9335d5498e9fa4bf96a9ad2bae713320c9e5d0482c5a653208ebf55db608
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874. Static analysis revealed the presence of XFA forms and AcroForm buttons with action triggers, which are common vectors for PDF exploits. The embedded stream artifact suggests the presence of malicious content designed to be executed.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON
    PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_001_off000008ed.bin
29bf6549d2d43555d07e860d9c43e8ae75ccfc7ef117f8b8e4f5bdb28683bdd9
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1435 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).