Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86345288dc51eb11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 5d8d85ebefcf661516e0a7517852b792 SHA-1: 6f9ae26fc2c97b693869d3f5611fe5662902c72d SHA-256: 86345288dc51eb11d64e49ddcd6019f74802159b795ddddc310db294fd2c3e6e
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874, indicating it contains a known exploit. Heuristics also identified XFA form elements and an AcroForm button with an action trigger, common components in malicious PDFs designed to execute exploits. The presence of a suspicious extracted artifact, a long encoded blob, further supports the malicious nature of the file. The exact exploit and payload are not detailed in the provided evidence, but the overall pattern suggests a delivery mechanism for a secondary malicious component.

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
3c13d2565330ddd6ce7a4971286cf575a26fb3b8cdf7aec1f54ded2951ed8ddf
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1483 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).