Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2d48a9017a655725…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 3ce1bfdc87e8417341c56324afe83f72 SHA-1: c8df799589c1b24fefc12f294b9a6efc7351c949 SHA-256: 2d48a9017a6557256a1eab4165e84c9e0950a4575f78af6c8a21e3fe1bc1ff6e
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874, indicating a known exploit. The presence of XFA forms and AcroForm buttons suggests interactive elements that could be leveraged for exploitation. The extracted artifact 'stream_001_off000008ed.bin' likely contains the malicious payload, though its specific function cannot be determined from static analysis alone.

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
3b0e9b99fce2323e5808ffb36f53670c01630c0376e23cbc6d8a40f6b35a12b9
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1429 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).