Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d73d0a0e31b819c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

3.4 KB
MD5: ad9c0f94c9a31be73da20c0607897e4f SHA-1: e7310341a2535e706cb6b1dadbf2f4b2ba7e4bf9 SHA-256: d73d0a0e31b819c0210288286c3a1fd8e3099b100e189e8fd393d63f24049287
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains an XFA form and triggers a critical heuristic for CVE-2010-0188, indicating an exploit targeting Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component. This exploit is designed to execute a payload embedded within the XFA image. No scripts were extracted, and the document body was minimal, but the exploit signature is clear.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • 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
stream_000_off000001e9.bin
b611c5c5a5c7e5ecbeea7d056087a30632ab137f2c315d28caf6e317951236fc
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1E9 13469 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).