Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25e7970c90bc933b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

29.0 KB Created: 2013-01-17 17:56:25 Authoring application: xYgKuQjGj (via AgUz0PEHHf6KpFq)
MD5: 888e4f0363506a0f2016524404abfebb SHA-1: cbff33db22656f0a6e2fb3b4d89a08731a14a9e0 SHA-256: 25e7970c90bc933b7d2cc6e9010d11c561369d66c68b0cb781b93d2f4cecde20
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was detected as a dropper by ClamAV, and static analysis revealed an embedded file and XFA form usage. These characteristics suggest the file is designed to deliver a secondary payload. The embedded file, named 'embedded_file_obj0012.bin', is the primary indicator of this dropper functionality.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-6308547-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-6308547-0
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • 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
embedded_file_obj0012.bin
42214986d21e63cb0400ac09084b2c3604e862d210f0fd3dff4d675947a3b316
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 12 at offset 0x1419 26032 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).