Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4206c027ea2849e4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 5fd363b3ec1080b78211b83f2f89cccb SHA-1: 23a3ee90789267f291596bbfdb93f8de784a6a27 SHA-256: 4206c027ea2849e494757c8b1d779e027e4cc047b503d6676dd27ab30610691d
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains an XFA form and an AcroForm button with an action trigger, indicating it is designed to exploit PDF vulnerabilities. ClamAV detection confirms this, identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874'. The file likely attempts to deliver a malicious payload upon opening.

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
2d9710d91a5d0bc84718708811dc1393be2f7646b8d22219e9af27500c1ca8e9
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1432 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).