MALICIOUS
160
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF file contains an embedded exploit targeting CVE-2010-0188 in Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution when the document is opened. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-90' further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded file 'embedded_file_obj0001.bin' is likely the second-stage payload.
Heuristics 7
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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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ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEXHex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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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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PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILEDThe cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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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.bin148c7fba04ab280159793eb367c85f7eef475e87262fa2541ed4cd3852b8c6bd |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x5B | 13415 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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