Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cafe2e9e0ec0af20…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.4 KB
MD5: 06e8a44a333bbef766064b85c2b756d7 SHA-1: 1429734e4068f1df8a0629fc464a37a229dd708c SHA-256: cafe2e9e0ec0af20818bd9319bf297d43d8abe16034b2ed4a7d16354e2e015d1
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers a critical heuristic for the CVE-2010-2883 Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams indicates that the file is designed to execute malicious code upon opening. This exploit is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the specific payload and its destination could not be determined from the provided evidence.

Heuristics 6

  • Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit — CVE-2010-2883 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_2883
    PDF embeds a TrueType/OpenType font with an actual SING table and pairs it with JavaScript heap-spray shellcode. This matches the public Adobe Reader CoolType SING exploit shape for CVE-2010-2883.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • 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 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0029_000.js
34b3905739d0fe25a8533f26267c3775c27f183cf595384d888c1aa13ad95bb2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 29 at offset 0x16241 15301 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj0038_001.js
2c0b66ec50073178ddc3de2aaf0627ef83819a8f71c118ff3b075b4bd82749fe
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0x1B82 1242 bytes
javascript_obj0039_002.js
d8bbcc5984e6bec8996e18881fad0486ff520c9b9f03ee0fb9694ddfc412340d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 39 at offset 0x214F 1572 bytes
stream_004_off00000b11.bin
69e17a0038b9273e6d005ef52313a832cb41b9cf9713d6134d0cf9f2e59298a7
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xB11 434 bytes
font_00_sfnt_off00001152.bin
fc85f44193ccd402987935418c4f5fdf6802c96450b789e7fce04f9791933021
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1152 7965 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00001903.bin
1e827515a464087cdace63e3578c118b45a657ed40cdbb9de7eead35c9b593ba
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1903 7965 bytes