Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4b2bdfbfae6ed8d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.3 KB
MD5: 7ce9e43c4ee5491c6af3942656c5df0c SHA-1: 24cc08c56c499e6f2ae2f32b41994c1f8fd56b80 SHA-256: 4b2bdfbfae6ed8d6abaf1bee1052bdc537d7d9fb194c8ad735d8f5765911fedd
68 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78, indicating it's a known PDF exploit. The presence of an embedded URL, although seemingly benign, is often used in conjunction with exploits to download further malicious content. The XFA form detected suggests a potential vector for exploit delivery.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.5/