MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file contains an embedded object that triggers the CVE-2010-0188 exploit, a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA forms and TIFF image parsing. This exploit is designed to allow arbitrary code execution. The embedded file, 'embedded_file_obj0001.bin', is highly suspicious and likely contains the second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-90' further confirms its malicious nature. No scripts were extracted, but the exploit itself indicates a downloader or dropper functionality.
Heuristics 5
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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.Dropped-90 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-90
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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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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_obj0001.bin0ca60340a7ba937037ace8ff5c715abdf4f70a4fa78aaf9912e2c054db411c52 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x5D | 13473 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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