PDF malware analysis — malicious · 79cdb10b4c8cf3a4

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.0 KB

MD5: 0b2c9e85583f26bc7cc43a5ff386a325 SHA-1: 6340d553d2aec20b11ddaeb1c26d3b045c03ac6a SHA-256: 79cdb10b4c8cf3a4713fa1ac4c56e739c329bfbad6864b6f61522853432b5f7b

336 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains obfuscated JavaScript and an embedded Flash file (SWF) that exploits CVE-2010-1297. The JavaScript is designed to deobfuscate and execute the Flash exploit, which in turn likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The presence of the embedded SWF and the specific exploit detection strongly indicate a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 9

Adobe Flash authplay SWF exploit in PDF — CVE-2010-1297 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_1297_FLASH_RICHMEDIA

PDF combines RichMedia Flash activation, a crafted SWF with ActionScript prototype/AVM-era markers or the AES-PHP/authplay variant markers, and PDF-side shellcode heap-spray staging. This is the static delivery shape associated with CVE-2010-1297 in Adobe Reader's bundled authplay.dll.
Hex-obfuscated scripting name object critical PDF_OBFUSCATED_NAME_OBJECT

A PDF name object that drives script execution (/JavaScript or /JS) is written with #XX hex escapes to hide it from string-based scanners — e.g. /J#61v#61S#63r#69p#74 decoding to /JavaScript. Legitimate PDF producers always write these names literally; hex-encoding an executable name is a deliberate evasion used by exploit-kit and dropper PDFs.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA

PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT

PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS

PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`tWpZgmfbZTiGDr.swf` `c2b666a3ef4c191b77b78c037656e50477b8ba3d35fd61ae843a3a1f4d41c5c1`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x15D0	26774 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `e66f8e8be73a4102aaf28307d31fd41d3200e7fdc4ea4affdace9807ee94f1f1`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13E	3890 bytes

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