PDF malware analysis — malicious · a4ddbd2dadc002ba

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.9 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Acrobat Distiller 8.1.0 (Windows)

MD5: bd2c2630fa40634653e3d52d88442bcd SHA-1: fc4fe68774d719c5fdee4343ac3b73d0901c6926 SHA-256: a4ddbd2dadc002babdeb5fe49fc5f8d5512f8e0d5199a515590c136ec4092eda

162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1559.001 Component Object Model Hijacking

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an embedded file, indicating a malicious intent. Crucially, it triggers the CVE-2010-0188 exploit for Adobe Reader, specifically targeting the LibTIFF XFA image component. This exploit is known to deliver a malicious payload, likely the Agent-36015 malware detected by ClamAV. The embedded file and JavaScript further support the delivery mechanism of this exploit.

Heuristics 8

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.Exploit.Agent-36015 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36015
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT

PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS

PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `e3170bb5344b5ca3c31c0af08cba9454ef0eadc22c3d4eac40ef39273f34f200`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1D5	12826 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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