PDF malware analysis — malicious · 7cb4987c8b6f11ee

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.6 KB

MD5: 022b2a70201994a8a5f118dd9eb8768c SHA-1: e9fa23bcd47713d3cdcd623c68c548ec902317f4 SHA-256: 7cb4987c8b6f11eee8e539e2b24ee808ba4f871a1d20767ede90a50af470d214

174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

This PDF sample utilizes XFA (XML Forms Architecture) with a heap spray exploit, indicated by the 'PDF_XFA_HEAP_SPRAY' and 'PDF_XFA_SCRIPT' heuristic firings. The embedded script is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The ML classifier strongly supports a malicious verdict. While a specific family is not identifiable, the attack pattern is consistent with exploiting PDF vulnerabilities for initial compromise.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 7

XFA form contains risky executable script high CVE related PDF_XFA_SCRIPT

PDF embeds an XFA form whose script block contains exploit, submission/launch, or shell-execution primitives. Ordinary LiveCycle print/update scripts are left as generic XFA/JS signals unless stronger behavior is present.
XFA JavaScript heap-spray exploit code critical PDF_XFA_HEAP_SPRAY

PDF contains XFA script content with heap-spray or shellcode-like JavaScript markers such as large encoded word sequences, util.pack, large arrays, or spray variable names. This is a weaponised Adobe Reader exploit pattern, not a normal interactive form.
Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD

PDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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
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-locale-set/2.1/

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0041.bin` `c06dcd026a7ea0536b63e07ce688691b585339a3ab7ff59065e546b56308c7bb`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 41 at offset 0xE93	85 bytes
`embedded_file_obj0042.bin` `dda0835df994b8be920f715db36452f6cee7bb42bbc9c897f878a7b298ba8e91`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 42 at offset 0xF45	1029 bytes
`embedded_file_obj99999.bin` `21d57bef67ef6a6c0303eac51b73cdea7c1b064f40509ccbd667750f6321d705`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 99999 at offset 0x1161	22420 bytes
`embedded_file_obj0044.bin` `3dd68f00f4fcb366a2a3a17c65cb2626eeddf5ea5713302d374310561d810169`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 44 at offset 0x1D03	144 bytes
`embedded_file_obj0045.bin` `10c03f88a5f0a0833dc5b2c8ac295b3a3c6f65e23889eb8cc1dc6fe29bf7f275`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 45 at offset 0x1DB0	77 bytes

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