MALICIOUS
156
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
T1059.007 JavaScript
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an embedded file, indicating a multi-stage attack. The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2010-0188 strongly suggests exploitation of a known Adobe Reader vulnerability. The presence of a secondary embedded PDF further supports a complex delivery mechanism. The exact nature of the payload is not fully discernible from the static analysis, but the exploit and embedded content point towards a malicious document designed to compromise the user's system.
Heuristics 8
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Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188PDF 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.
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Secondary embedded PDF body has suspicious static findings critical POLYGLOT_CHILD_PDF_STATIC_TRIAGEA valid PDF body was found at a nonzero offset inside another container and its carved contents matched PDF exploit or lure heuristics. This catches polyglots where the top-level magic routes to ZIP/OLE while a PDF reader or downstream parser opens the hidden PDF payload.
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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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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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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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PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILEDThe cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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embedded_file_obj0001.bin32e620bf11e3702351c9f6b5b530939ed7157381590e549d30b9e7de5500bba6 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x51 | 13430 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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stream_001_off0001e4dd.bin9e64f05248edfbee7e64aa1ff5dd753e85e5497b7d1dd2db9704044673a012d4 |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1E4DD | 13430 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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polyglot_child_pdf_off0001e48c.pdf91b52dd0a9c9dcdcc0c36702bce49243703e00ec315755b6f069f5b5f8d61d03 |
polyglot-child-pdf | Secondary PDF body inside pdf container at offset 0x1E48C | 3238 bytes |
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