Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1d5e78718bd7ccc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.1 KB
MD5: 114d67373d2d27a526d2fd202b107655 SHA-1: e3a32f1a5f5bafaf3f1acda3fdaa88bb16032095 SHA-256: a1d5e78718bd7ccc5030769e2ef6ec52f86740b8701ecaf2a5e49d2a4aa0432d
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link T1204.001 Malicious Link: Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious Link: Clickjacking

The PDF file contains embedded content and triggers the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability, which is a known exploit for Adobe Reader. This indicates the document is designed to execute arbitrary code upon opening. No specific malware family was identified, but the exploit suggests a downloader or dropper functionality.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
embedded_file_obj0001.bin
362db7749688c0fd1d91addfd007855bb36422726fc5960fae653f7e5d393e29
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x51 13442 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).