MALICIOUS
98
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file contains indicators of exploitation for CVE-2010-0188, a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA forms. The presence of ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, along with an extracted binary artifact, suggests that the PDF is designed to deliver a malicious payload. The exploit likely leads to the execution of arbitrary code, enabling the download and execution of further malicious content.
Heuristics 5
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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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ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEXHex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
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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 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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stream_000_off00000207.bin0876cfe4293c943a18784efbfc9d7c696b0b2fc4825773201587011e3bd8ef53 |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x207 | 13469 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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