Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 598fceb856f16661…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

3.4 KB
MD5: 0c77acd86241383f42d16f0f4b2955ae SHA-1: 26b0af0237966fc599e7df208e1bc23c59d19268 SHA-256: 598fceb856f16661a4cb8aa3c6d3e89d0fc608ad8a0c08199c85403a797d4bd5
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF file that exploits the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability in Adobe Reader. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted PDF file. The exploit is delivered via an XFA form and a LibTIFF payload embedded within the PDF.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_000_off000001e9.bin
804d2e5bedb8f52d3eb7461e63b696c0b0be71e3a5dfb1e91f30c9ac4e45a204
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1E9 13469 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).