Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56cb200707dd8314…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 3e3c284c11fd995110f867ab8a369600 SHA-1: 08f15ecd6a63d0ebe124e61e4142d05faf16d444 SHA-256: 56cb200707dd8314746896ded637ed55e627a418eec128ef8c241b70f9f9e69c
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874, indicating it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The presence of an XFA form and an AcroForm button with an action trigger further suggests malicious intent. An embedded, decompressed PDF stream was also identified as a suspicious artifact. The exact nature of the exploit and payload is not detailed in the provided evidence, but the file's structure and detection signature point towards a direct exploit delivery mechanism.

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
557b9f6fc6585454deafa9cc443574f46951a42ac021a7640abbe7175fd6de16
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1422 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).