Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7d7090ea09e3f23…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: db9ca6e064383fe8c07b2ac3bedf844e SHA-1: c67c4d5aa4c60f044487f3de524d49a8997d81a7 SHA-256: a7d7090ea09e3f23ccc098100643d8c4cd3d40ec1743ad3e7a49d3698188fc4c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an embedded file, indicating a malicious intent. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2010-0188 strongly suggests exploitation of Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component via an XFA form. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

  • 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-36078 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36078
  • 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

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0004.bin
5f98a3389091fa9086f2ccfd0b55ff6119f76a4eb88daf075e59c2b2950e6c60		 pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes

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