Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 942c2a1709a14458…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 6361cc4383e65b99a3af0183282df6e1 SHA-1: 27439fb51fbd7ce98121923a4ff68ca64c37bcf1 SHA-256: 942c2a1709a14458652b23d0e61b90a1262d29567155ca1bc1c996e59d0968c5
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as 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, likely to execute embedded code or redirect the user. The extracted binary artifact, stream_001_off000008ed.bin, is a suspicious component that likely contains the exploit or payload.

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
717564d3f569ea20db9161e9ba7528c8492b15a188b3163af907d09a99f3d212
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1410 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).