Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9538931-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1b57cc40067e19b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB
MD5: a5f3d496567314d2c6e4f39d199b792c SHA-1: 014acd95b8c82e22eb8d022daf1ccfb87de2c1c6 SHA-256: a1b57cc40067e19b61895a70f6cf0f373a0bf495be885ca9037da12fa4145df6
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9538931-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF file contains an XFA form and triggers a critical heuristic for CVE-2010-0188, indicating it exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component. This exploit is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection name further supports its classification as a dropper.

Heuristics 5

  • Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188
    PDF 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9538931-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9538931-0
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • 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_000_off000001e9.bin
8cef6997dd9dae45be45f96da64bcfdfa4ec389d0beef7131dcc8b4bfa2d38f8
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1E9 13469 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).