Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ec0e1de2623a006e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.8 KB Created: 2011-09-08 05:03:17 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 7ab029ac4761ce387956e148c0f1575b SHA-1: b44a9b12749206582f776177420844491e3af422 SHA-256: ec0e1de2623a006e4c56d0c6ce1446f5cdcc1eb123ae797764a25e1cacc503fd
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious PDF

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874, indicating it is a known PDF exploit. Static triage also flagged a suspicious extracted artifact, a long encoded blob within a decompressed PDF stream. The presence of XFA forms and AcroForm buttons further suggests a complex PDF structure often used for exploitation. The attack pattern likely involves exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36874
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_001_off000008ed.bin
244197907bd32b5e2c3e6e4f583421b65230cb42502cdc5fff2ab843529accd6
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x8ED 1432 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).