Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7005080-0 — PDF malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b40657dd1760c8a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.3 KB
MD5: 03e3730c2633ad9a4fbc9960a21d7878 SHA-1: 430ce60843b54f914173e97f9ef94355c8861d5f SHA-256: b40657dd1760c8a287736a01024ff74a598d7581406637df1432b1f17aa7cf87
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7005080-0 · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1566 Phishing T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The file is a PDF document that exploits CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to LibTIFF XFA image processing. This exploit is designed to deliver a secondary payload, as indicated by the 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7005080-0' ClamAV detection and the presence of an embedded file. The embedded file, named 'embedded_file_obj0001.bin', likely contains the actual malware dropped by the exploit.

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-7005080-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7005080-0
  • 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
74798c149faef120a8e42724ceb27f10fdccfaea82a361b809e339829a95f78d
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x51 13430 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).