MALICIOUS
194
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers an OpenAction, indicating malicious intent. A critical heuristic firing for CVE-2010-2883 (Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit) strongly suggests this vulnerability is being leveraged. The embedded JavaScript, likely obfuscated, is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as evidenced by the 'PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD' heuristic. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and a PDF_JAVASCRIPT action further supports this attack vector.
Heuristics 9
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Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit — CVE-2010-2883 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_2883PDF 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.
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OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTIONPDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTONPDF 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
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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 5
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0001_000.js7f9de3e72b9dd7c3445131443c6aee54b79866aa1adaa8040509a864354d1953 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA | 4515 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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stream_002_off0000b4b5.jsd1dfd457a2fdd3cec4091f689f39b85b35666aa5599ef3a8d5f9a80d1e2ce105 |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xB4B5 | 1042 bytes |
font_00_sfnt_off000016ff.bina0ff65dacea5001326fa0ae5032b805f5f8b293f0c7ee5d436656c515636e683 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16FF | 65932 bytes |
font_01_type1_off0000b956.binc6bf78478c9c4dd5b3b86554d34c78f847f70af4118f9ff083c1fccf0e8e932b |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0xB956 | 97 bytes |
font_02_type1_off0000bbde.binb749644b3e758e7335900ab2e7499eaa64b3a946849f1f8a0948287bdd96763d |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0xBBDE | 144 bytes |
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