PDF malware analysis — malicious · d97ff6db8e8d80ee

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0

MD5: 034b3d8eafb0e80aadfb05b0128a8ac1 SHA-1: 914ad2d200026cc3214790032725838e23e4fb21 SHA-256: d97ff6db8e8d80ee0d4c4e44a49ce018a1100d95919c99e3b3e5e24875930e9f

100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.001 PowerShell

The critical heuristic firing indicates exploitation of CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA forms. This suggests the PDF is designed to deliver a payload upon opening. No JavaScript or VBA scripts were extracted, and the document body is minimal, providing no further context on the lure. The embedded file is likely the payload.

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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `02ce474a678aacdb276d2ad0641ab72c507ed1bff3c6c91f6aa5c9040d57d1c6`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6	35879 bytes

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