Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e96648295cde15b4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.3 KB
MD5: 1ce554e802e5f1eff770b88c184d639a SHA-1: 1d98968f17c092c9075006f2b12f99ba1ed647c7 SHA-256: e96648295cde15b4d45d1d6b7dbc7695e5b36bb15a77486059c14ba46efefae0
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file contains multiple indicators of malicious activity, including a critical firing for the CVE-2010-2883 Adobe Reader exploit targeting the SING font table. Additionally, embedded JavaScript streams and an OpenAction trigger suggest the document is designed to automatically execute code upon opening. The presence of JavaScript and potential for script obfuscation points towards a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 9

  • Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit — CVE-2010-2883 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_2883
    PDF 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.
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD
    PDF 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0001_000.js
9e66d6c55d3f389ce91293ef73028705a149454cd604fbeda155f47be807a323
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA 2229 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_002_off0000abe0.js
d1dfd457a2fdd3cec4091f689f39b85b35666aa5599ef3a8d5f9a80d1e2ce105
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xABE0 1042 bytes
font_00_sfnt_off00000e27.bin
c6e21f3fdde2107996fb71a5b7f3c1491fc01124cbb4ea7c39c78170c253d66c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE27 65932 bytes
font_01_type1_off0000b084.bin
c6bf78478c9c4dd5b3b86554d34c78f847f70af4118f9ff083c1fccf0e8e932b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0xB084 97 bytes
font_02_type1_off0000b30d.bin
b749644b3e758e7335900ab2e7499eaa64b3a946849f1f8a0948287bdd96763d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0xB30D 144 bytes