Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c3a15ee5d93dc860…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: ba9027d9bf14816c37322dcc57bd52c7 SHA-1: 7ffaaabf355162375e88cf4c143ee742c3fd8723 SHA-256: c3a15ee5d93dc8608fdc5c411aa2c5a65ece79672252ae0405ba2e8949d6dd3f
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is flagged as exploiting CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader's handling of XFA forms. This indicates the file is designed to deliver a malicious payload upon opening. No specific malware family was identified, but the exploit suggests a client-side execution attack.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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
588b5181e08d347525f24ab3190c98246b283314aac11419a311a5d263b393c7
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes