PDF malware analysis — malicious · 2c40ee39aa2996f5

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.9 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0

MD5: 9d1b326ce53d5147867f312272d78478 SHA-1: aa70ef8f9e4d41732d720ef5c755bb58dbffb0ce SHA-256: 2c40ee39aa2996f5d9e1e96857172a74dc42c63ec3179c61ac894581da27916a

162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an XFA form, which are commonly used to deliver exploits. Specifically, the critical heuristic firing for CVE-2010-0188 indicates exploitation of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader via an inline XFA image/tif payload. This suggests the file is designed to execute arbitrary code upon opening in a vulnerable reader. An embedded file was also detected, likely containing the secondary payload.

Heuristics 8

Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188

PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36078 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36078
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.
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
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `4354ea56b2a946dd9ff4483ab2616c2e28e03bacd3bfe0fb40561144b958cfe5`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6	12827 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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