MALICIOUS
162
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
This PDF file is flagged as malicious by ClamAV and contains a critical heuristic indicating exploitation of CVE-2010-0188 via an embedded XFA image. The presence of JavaScript actions and an embedded file further suggests a malicious intent, likely to download and execute a secondary payload. The exploit targets Adobe Reader's handling of TIFF images within XFA forms.
Heuristics 8
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Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188PDF 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.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36015 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36015
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTONPDF 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
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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embedded_file_obj0004.bin712abd64f996a1b70423565343be418c930f9c7653b8b54a6dc886bdd6be274e |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1D5 | 12826 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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