PDF malware analysis — malicious · 43ae3435decba085

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.4 KB

MD5: d45016694c1ad0392403879c87046d5d SHA-1: 0961d48ad63ad52f86d28324c9006f9bdbd26c9d SHA-256: 43ae3435decba08507fed4132fd021b42ff17e9c355e024b34951dd2afed2480

98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains an XFA form and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, which are indicators of obfuscation. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2010-0188 confirms that the file exploits a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA image handling. This exploit is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. No specific malware family could be identified.

Heuristics 5

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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
XFA form low PDF_XFA

PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85

ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
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
`stream_000_off00000207.bin` `6d7686bfb904717c123943bb25f2ae15fb0e42451b41a2188eaf86426bffaffd`	decompressed-pdf-stream	PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x207	13469 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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